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I understand your concerns, but the bench rest guys have been doing this for decades. It is a well accepted practice for wood and synthetic stocks. I'm sure that someone has overheated one but I've never heard of a specific case.

With an iron on the metal you have control, and a MUCH lower temperature than a propane torch, which will be well above ignition temps for most stocks.

There will be little heat transfer to any portion of the stock not in direct contact with the action

Hopefully the metal expansion alone would be enough to break the bond

I've done it both ways. Heat (carefully) and cold. My freezer isn't big enough but sitting it outside at -10 worked just as well.