I will give that forum thread a look. For now I’m mulling over a few options.
Option 1: Make as a wall hanger
Option 2: Try to sell it at a show, it was already relatively cheap in cost and so whatever loss I eat, I just have to eat. (Mistakes are expensive, is what it is).
Option 3: Send it to a gunsmith buddy of mine and have him source a barrel set that would work for what I want to do with the gun, and pour a little more money into it that I probably would not get out of it value wise, but would make it into what I really wanted out of it in the first place.