Thanks for the imput guys....as for the LOP: it is just a tad under 13 1/2 inches, and yup, I need to get an old toothbrush loaded with oil on the rear sight, no big deal there.
The finish on the wood is color wise: a heavy coat of walnut stain (Laurel Mountain Forge), very heavy....let it dry, buff the daylights out of the stock with 0000 steel wool, then I took LMF nut brown dye and a small amount of leather dye (dark brown) mixed these together and applied over the stock. I liked what I saw so I didn't go any further. The finish is a very thick coat of Birchwood Casey True Oil very thick and this I let dry for a day. Once again I buffed this off with 0000 steel woll, I pretty much buffed it down to the surface, I rotated the stock in light until I saw all of the oil (now set up) was completely off. I then applied super light coats of Wahkon Bay Tru Oil on the stock everyday for a week. I would aply this top coat in the mornings, leave it be, go to work, repeat the next day. Eventually I will buff it with some wax, continue to oil the lock and barrel, test fire it and away she goes.
