thanks for the reply. i have been going slow and things are looking up. i have almost made up my mind to try a differnt rifle in the stock and use a mcmillan for this rifle. i have another heavy barrel rifle that i am thinking of putting in this stock. the inletting is almost the same just have to deepen the barrel channel. thanks for all the help guys will post pics when i am done and figure out the digital camera.......blake
