Thank you for the reply Sir. That advice carries a lot of weight, coming from you. I think I will leave the buttstock alone and address the hanguard issue.
On a side note, I understand that you spent some time in Malaya while in the service. I was there in the mid '70s as a tourist. I was based in Sungai Petani.
Used to enjoy going to the Hong Kong Bar in Georgetown, Penang. Loved the country. While there, I noticed quite a few individuals carrying Sterling submachineguns. Don't know if they were police or military, they wore green uniforms.
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