well i got the stock in the day before yesterday and got it all stripped down. Just did some sanding in the shop and then wet it down to raise the grain, then i'll hit it again before I move on to bedding and filling screw holes. I like to fill the screw holes with an epoxy and then re-drill them so they are stronger. The nose cap screws for some reason always seem to come loose from shooting on these rifles and the reinforced epoxy screw holes hold up solid.

I'll bed the normal places in the barrel channel, tang and trigger plate. I'll have to play with the bedding when doing the trigger as its inletted to deeply and causes the hammer to not cock unless you set the trigger first. Pretty typical stuff, nothing I haven't done a dozen times before though.

Got the stain and finish on the way from TOW, so that should give me a few days of wood work time before everything arrives.

Not doing any fancy wood work, keep it simple but prep that wood and do a heck of a job on the wood stain/finish.

Lock and triggers are already polished and coated with MLP, so that will be nice not having to use oil/grease inside those areas.