Bubba'd Mauser with Pics

I got a good deal on an already bubba'd Swedish Mauser M96. I have been continuing the "bubba-ification" of this poor old rifle. Since it was already drilled & tapped I remounted a scope. The bolt did not lock down 100% since the wood was not relieved at the bolt handle, so I removed the wood for the bolt. This made the knob sit directly on the stock, making it difficult to cycle the bolt, so I carved a 98k style bolt "pocket". Since I modified the stock (Making it absolutly worthless) I went ahead and sanded it. it is only stained, not finished yet. Here are the pictures of it so far. All I am going for is a military-ish shooter. If it shoots well, I'll probably spring for an upgraded stock, and trim the barrel lenght. At that point, maybe even sweep the bolt handle for some style.

I've never bubba'd a gun before, its kind of fun.

Thanks for the comments. I do have a smaller 3x9x32, simmons scope. The reason I went for the bigger scope is the price, I found it on clearance. also, with the taller rings required for the bolt and safety to function, the small scope looked like it was on stilts. I may try to find a happy medium. I had the smaller scope on the gun with the rings from my 10/22 just to see how it looked and it did look good (Couldnt work the bolt, but it looked good). I'll try it with the taller rings and post pictures to see what you all think.

Thanks