Thanks everybody for the words of wisdom. I’m not sure I want to undertake a huge expense replacing an otherwise good factory stock. I can foresee gunsmith charges doubling the cost of this stock in the end. Part of the reason I bought the B&C stock was that it was a nice color contrast with the matte black barrel/action and gray w/black spider web stock, but function-wise, the factory stock is sufficient (the recoil “pad” sucks though). I called B&C yesterday and a tech rep is supposed to be calling back, though I haven’t heard anything yet. I do own an HS Precision stock on a stainless Remington 700 7mm Mag and they’re nice, but expensive. I’ll have to see what B&C tech says.