A lot of people don't like the sporterized conversions because those rifles aren't nearly as prolific as they once were. Sporterizing them now is really just a good way to destroy a collectible firearm from a very important part of our history. Personally I tend to agree, an original military rifle from any era "speaks" to me a lot more than somebody's deer rifle, but that's just my opinion. Something I meant to mention earlier is that "P" stamp on the barrel, I'd have to do some serious digging to be certain, but I believe that simply indicates that the barrel has been proofed (basically, fired with higher than normal pressure cartridges at the factory to ensure it won't fail when fielded).