Hate it already

[frontier gander]

Just stripped all the trim off "Big Girl' and started to sand. I really hate sanding, especially on a rifle this big. I have atleast 1/8" of wood to remove/taper where the two pieces of the stock meet. Have to reshape the entire stock to take out the squareness.

Think i will just start off with the brass/lock and get those all back in shape before restarting on the wood.

Very nice wood grain under the ugly finish thats on the rifle now. I think 10 or 12 coats of Birchwood Casey walnut stain will bring it right out. Will more than likely use Tru Oil on the stock. It will mainly be a show piece to make conversation about.

[cayugad]

good luck with your project.. keep a good photo journal of your progress.

[Semisane]

You might want to save all of that sanding dust and put it up for sale on e-bay. People seem to buy some pretty dumb stuff there.

"Genuine hand made ML stock sanding dust. Color varies as one would expect. Best quality available - may contain small amounts of perspiration and/or blood. No minimum/No reserve."

[Rock Lock]

Get yourself a Sureform file at the hardware store. I use these on stocks for shaping and the wood just flies off. These are faster than planeing or sanding and will shape a stock in a few minutes. Just be careful to not take to much since they work rather quickly.
Rock Lock

[frontier gander]

Thanks rock lock, I'll Deff. look for one of those.