Mickey, great rifle! And a very practical looking setup as well.

A couple questions:

You said original. Did the original have the monte carlo? Who made it?

I like the grain flow thru the grip, too. Stockmaker doesn't want it to break again. I see lots of CZ's that have grain flow that looks liked stacked leather washers in the grip area and I'm always curious just how strong they are, assuming they get used much at all.

No kickpad. I'm curious as the style of rifle with monte carlo would indicate an age when pads were considered common. Your comments on that?

Really interesting rifle. Thanks for posting.