If you want to try to build a stock out of the pecan for heirloom reasons, you might stock something like a pre-64 in .220 Rocket or .240 Wby. Neither of those would likely generate the recoil that would cause you the problems that Art is predicting..
This is kind of the way I was leaning, maybe matching stocks for the pair. My gunsmith does a lot of stock work and I've talked to him about this project. He gave me similar advice that it will work, but I'd want to keep my cartridge choices on the lower end of the recoil spectrum. Anyway, it will be a few years down the road for any of this to come to fruition since it will take a long time for the wood to dry. I was just hoping someone out there might have a photo of one to give me an idea of what to expect.
