I would think a 6x57 would be mild enough in recoil that you could get away with fancy wood throughout the butt, but 1B does have a valid point. There was a M70 Super Grade in .300 mag at a local Gander's that had really nice wood, but a really goofed layout, and I expect it to break the wrist at some point. I had to pass on it
I like the idea of that barbed wire & prickly pear layout; sounds like a fine whitetail & axis rifle.
