Richard's is the worst. Looks like it's carved with a chainsaw by a blind man with vertigo. And they don't answer the phone.
Is Boyd's not an option?
Pretty poor experience with the last one I bought about 2 months ago. Poor finish and pretty shoddy inletting. I also, like and idiot, had them install pillars to try to save some time so I only had to skim bed. The pillars are recessed into the stock about 1/16” where they won’t even touch the action. When I called them about all of it I was told the finish was to their specs or it wouldn’t have left and for the pillars they do that so over time the wood will crush and the pillars will eventually make contact with the action. I told them I’m not an expert by any means but that’s not how that works.
So in the end, I get to strip it and refinish, then drill the pillars out and redo it myself. Lesson learned. I figured if I had to refinish theirs I might as well start with an unfinished stock. May just put an HS on it and be done with it.
