I got you Kutter ,but I'm fond of the idea of a couple extra rounds in the butt ,in case I leave the mag behind ;),I'm also aware of the square end on the bolt and the proper take down procedure ...I am a Newfoundlander after all ,there's a SMLE behind almost every Newf's door smirk

besides with that stock bolt tip ground proper there's an opportunity for somewhat of a take-down system ,I have an idea for that too ,but it won't be on this rifle ...this one belonged to my Da who passed last year ,it's pretty special to me and I don't want to butcher it up to work out a prototype ..there's plenty of scrapped actions up here to try that as time go's on .

Thanks guys ,
Chris