Thanks for your input. I still have hope for this project. This brings me to the next question for those who have been down this road. Can I get some specifics as to who you might of bought your bottom metal components from? Also I plan to put this barreled action into a Boyd’s thumbhole varmit type stock like I did my last one and I will need help giving them a model based on what my gun will be converted to. When I started this project I couldn’t find the stock I wanted for this model because it has a hinged floor plate and they weren’t offering one for this particular model. I will keep researching that but if you’ve been in this same position, help me cut the chase. Thanks