A hunting rifle is a "tool" for me...............save the wood for furniture !
Wood is nice for some fancy rig that you take to the range for the boyz to gawk at. LOL
Tully - just so you know; when you talk about a "straight stock" it is referring to the area where you grip the rifle (with the right hand for "righties").
http://www.ehow.com/how_6822409_chan...lin-rifle.html
So, is that what you mean ?
Or, are you talking about where your cheek makes contact on the stock ?