At long last I received the carbine back from CMPicon. At the gunsmiths suggestion and statement that they get better results I opted for a relief cut and silver solder rather than a dovetail (results a little obvious but much better than before). They did a very satisfactory job and I believe added value back to offset
the cost. They did not believe the cost could be justified on cutting the stock down. I may attempt that myself at some point. I will try and post some photos this week.