Bell & Carlson stock for Pre 64 model 70 Winchester

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I'm not sure if this is the correct area for this, so if its in the wrong place, could a Mod please move it into the correct place.--Thanks.
Now, I have a (custom) Pre-64, model 70 Winchester in 30-06, compliments of the US Navy Arsenal. As like most of them, the stock split years ago and was repaired and now split again. So I decided to replace it with a non wood stock. I didn't care about keeping this original, as I have NO plans on selling this one. So the only thing I could find was a Bell and Carlson glass/composite stock, that I liked, in the black and white speck pattern, but the price tag, I didn't like about $ 160. but they claim its a direct drop in fit, with no modifications necessary, along with their other B/S propaganda.
However, when I inspected it, I though, what a piece of junk (IMHO). The mold had several flaws around the holes and the lug hole was in the wrong place, both out of location--left and right, but also front to back and instead of them re making the mold, they just made the hole bigger to accommodate the lug screw. (Junk)
The trigger area had no where for the trigger to bed, except the 2 mounting screw tangs , which I didn't like, compared to my "factory" stock, which bedded the whole trigger housing and the stock had no place for the receiver's rear tang to fit in.
I wasn't very happy with all this and I didn't want to return it and get another piece of junk, so I just took matters in my own hands and this is what I did.
First, I ordered a stock adapter for the trigger to bed in--- Haaa Haaaa Haaa, what a piece of plastic S**t that was. So I decided to make a good one (again IMHO) from a piece of solid (billet) Alum. and machined it out on my Bridgeport.
Then I machined out the stock to fit my new Alum. "trigger housing mount" in to it. I added a few small screws to mount it, and machined a place for the tang to fit in too.
Then-- while I had the stock located and dialed in, I moved up to the front lug and machined out the hole, that wasn't in the correct place so I could install an Alum. Pillar.
Then I machined out and sanded the front area for my heavy barrel to fit, as the stock was made for a standard size barrel, not my heavy one.
Now the front of the stock is thin and flimsy, so I added several holes for the glass bedding, for a full bed job and not a floating barrel.
After I got every thing fit correctly, I covered mold released all over the steel and glass bedded the new Alum. trigger block housing in place and the front lug pillar and the lug and the barrel &receiver.
Now, I'm happy camper.
The pics first show the plastic piece of crap, stock adapter that I bought (junk), then show the 2 stocks next to each other and you can see how my original one was compared to the new one.
And the Alum. trigger housing bed I made and machining out the stock for it to fit in.
And with the stock in the milling machine, you can see from the tool, how much off the factory lug hole was off and how big they drilled it out, so the lug screw would fit, which I feel was totally unacceptable.
I used black glass so it blended in almost unnoticeable.
I know alot of people don't like full bed jobs and prefer a floating barrel, but I don't like my stock to flex and I don't shoot it enough to get it hot, its not an assault rifle, so it only gets a shot here and there, with plenty of time to cool.
Chuck

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