First things first, thanks CAPTBEACH for the inspiration (and subsequent depression) from your Wood is Good
build thread. I truely hope you have another stock in your hands by now, and the time to invest in the inletting and finishing of a nice piece of wood.

So, I picked up a couple $30 lefty 110 LA walnut stocks from Numrich's and began the adventure of wrapping my barreled action in decent hardwood, rather than the stained birch.

Action is left handed LA 30-06 110E serial starts with an A, and old enough that I had to get a different trigger pivot (e-clip style) to swap in place of my set screw retained version. Here

Original purchase here.

Anyway, here are some photos of the process. I bought a 3/8 gouge and sharpened it and also sharpened one of my narrow straight chisels, and got going.





Couple hours of making little wood out of big wood and here we are...





I also want to rebarrel to .243 and add this little gem...



As things are finished I will definitely be updating, I am going to attempt this type of finish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9LZsZMmXpE



Brandon