Thank you for the comments all. I had a .300 where the wood was "proud" all the way around, with all matching serial numbers. In this case, the numbers on the wood are not serial numbers. As in, there are an assortment of letter and numbers stamped into the butt and the foreend in no particular pattern, but they are not close to adding up to a serial number. They do seem to match each other as far as factory finish and each other's color. The wood seems to fit the receiver and tang lines fairly well (allowing for some shrinkage over time), but there is a "hump" behind the tang inletting. Oh well, no biggie. I will continue to play with a shim for the current sight (thank you for the tang screw offer Rick99, I PM'ed you). If that doesn't work out solid, I think a Lyman 57SA would work just fine on this rifle. Best wishes, Merry Christmas, and God Bless, Marc
