Do nothing to the finish, keep that scope on it. Get a load absolutely dialed in. Go to range that is crowded, shoot poorly, wait to get laughed at, be indignant and manage to act hurt, get goaded into impromptu bullseye match. Collect cash, buy new gun.
Holy cats! A gun shark!
(Very cute concept, NavyJoe!)
Very good advice in most of the above... take your pick. I mostly agree with mnrivrat
et alia about masking, corking, bead blasting, and Dura-coating.
For myself, and maybe it's just me, but I would think twice, and maybe three or four times, about taking a Mapp torch and filling the pits with silver solder --even the low-melting point 2% silver, 98% tin type.
And I echo the point made above: "Go buy a lotto ticket.. ticket... ticket..."
Stock doesn't look all that bad for an "experienced" hunting rifle. The old water and hot clothing iron treatment may bring up some of the dings. After that, I'd probably just buff it down good. It's surprising how a good rubbing with a cloth will bring up wood. I've got a couple of old mil-surps, where every time I take them out of their cases, I give them a good rubdown, and every time I do it they look better and better. Not "new," mind you, but less and less "used."
And thank your Dad profusely.