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I had a 12 gauge Fox XE with a straight grip stock recut and lengthened. There were all kinds of issues.

The original stock was 13 inches. I'm 6' 3" so the length was no good. It also had a lot of oil soaked into the head that needed to be removed. The checkering was just about gone, with barely enough to use as a guide. I had it redone, with length added and the checkering recut. I don't regret it. But as a rule, I would have left it alone if it fit better.

I made sure the guy that did it was qualified to make it look as close to how it was originally as he could. Here it is with another unrestored 16 gauge Fox XE POW grip for comparison that I won't touch.