Originally Posted by sigp220.45

Honestly, I don't get the whole hate "Bubba" thing.

I used to follow a Facebook page about restoring military surplus rifles, but the hate unleashed on these guns drove me away.

Apparently, if you take the original (but modified) stock off a gun, and replace it with an unmodified stock from a completely different gun, you have now restored its originality and history.

Sorry - the modified "Bubba-ized" stock is part of the history of the rifle. In that state it probably fired more rounds and served more of a purpose than it did in it original guise, where it most likely sat in a warehouse or armory for several decades, until Bubba got it.

"Bubba" was us, or our Dads, or Granddads, or Uncles. They paid a small amount for a gun that they then suited to their needs, probably using an article in the American Rifleman or Guns as a guide.

I like these old guns just they way they wound up.