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I just picked up a 1952A 336 in 35 rem. I'm going to have the barrel cut to 20 in. and drilled and tapped so the ramp sight can be reinstalled. The wood needs to be refinished so I'm going to do this following Eli Chaps procedure. My problem is the former owner put what looks like 3 small finish nails in the stock near the butt and about 2 in. down from the cheek piece. Why I have no idea because there is no crack or split in the stock. It almost looks like he pressed a medalion into the stock and the medallion was sheared off and the prongs were left in the wood. There is no way to pull them out without gouging the wood and I have no idea how long they are. I was thinking of taking a nail set and sinking them into the wood and filling the holes. Any and all ideas would be greatly appreciated. The gun is in good shape with bluing gone on the receiver from being carried. This is going to be my main carry gun for hunting but I still want it to look good.