Thank you very much. I want an english or straight stock. do you think I would be able to shave off enough wood to do that without making it too weak? If so, I'll get it.

I was thinking along the lines of a classic S/S stock pattern. I would drill a hole through it to let in the recoil spring and shave or grind the shape a little. i could also shim it to cast off with this and i have a couple of recoil pads/spacers etc that i could try to fit.

Appreciate all the advice.