Mozella, That's about the way I do it. Just took a little literary license to make the story interesting. I do it in 2 stages, after initially gluing the pillar in, I remove the stock and fill around the pillar from the inside and bed the recoil lug and action then. I never had good luck trying to do it in one step.

Where you at in LA. We had a winter home in Dixie, AL, half way between Andalusia and Brewton. I was the crazy Yankee birddog guy! Hips wore out and I had to quit wrecking horses and stepping in stump holes. We winter in Destin now.... leaving WNY Saturday.

Happy New Year

Bill