Went with a 1/2 black recoil pad, cut the stock down slightly and then significantly thinned the forend.
Got the first coat of finish on last night. Only took me two years to do a couple hours of work.[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]

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Got a ways to go as you can see how porous the wood is still


"For some unfortunates, poisoned by city sidewalks ... the horn of the hunter never winds at all" Robert Ruark, The Horn of the Hunter