He is already hooked as he states he has a long rifle!!! This looks like a fun shooter project and no damage is done to an original so have a "blast" (pun intended) I tend to agree though about altering the bayonet though. One draw back would be that after you are gone and your good intentions forgotten some one could pass this off or mistake it for a bayo for the 26" Krag and gouge or over pay for it.