Finally had some time to work on this gun. The decision whether or not to convert to straight grip was made for me, as the original pistol grip was botched pretty bad, and was at least 1/8" too narrow on each side of the grip to fit a grip cap correctly, and I didn't want to half ass it, so I went with the straight grip. After re-shaping the wood around the lock plates, I love the elegant lines and overall sleekness of it. Here's a pic of it in progress, and with the ebony tip replaced on the forend. The stock will have to be darkened a bit to match the original black walnut forend.
