As if to add insult to injury, IMO the carving on that 52 is not even very well done.
I would find a stock surgeon like our old buddy Karnis here at the fire, have him thin the whole stock down, butt plate and all chit-canning that engraving then re cutting the checkering, slimmer and trimmer and not factory? yes, but a hell of a lot nicer to look at? hell yes, win/win
