Originally Posted by guynyuma
"Am I just one tough SOB or is the younger generation not up to it?"
I think you're being much to hard on yourself......you're probably a very nice guy.
I too shoot my M1 Garand all day and find the recoil less than objectionable however, the M1 is substantially heavier (almost 2.5-3x) than the 110.
My original question was about altering a 43 year old firearm. Altering the rifle will surely detract from the value but, I doubt that it has much if any value as a collectable regardless of it's excellent condition. I could be wrong.