Thanks everyone for the nice words. Thanks Brice for the kind words and the post. When Brice contacted me about the build , like he stated, he basically had a very nice lock , a set of triggers and, a piece of wood. We put our heads together and sorted out the basics then, he just said do what you want. As stated ,this rifle was built first and foremost as a hunting rifle. We omitted some furniture and, slimmed the stock quite a bit , it balances well and feels light and very handy. Brice plans to carry this rifle in some rough country and ,he knows it will probably get roughed up some ,sparing some of his nicer rifles the dents. Thanks for the opportunity Brice, and keep us posted . Nate Mike it aint left handed your just looking at it from the wrong side , it`s an " obstacle conclusion"