I like mine. I have the stock weighted and a decelerator.
It is a pussycat and I like the balance now - much better than stock.
What sort of stock re-shaping did you have in mind?
No idea where you are, but there is a nice 450/400 No 1 at Green Top Sporting Goods in Glen Allen, VA - at least it was there when I was at the store two weeks ago.
Has the Boddington matte finish and really nice wood, but it is not 1 of 250 Boddingtons...must have been a left over matte barreled action. Might have some collector value as an odd duck?