I will cast my lot with prairie ghost on this one. I do not like the flat wood around the floorplate and trigger guard one bit.

So, if I had the wherewithal and time to commission a rifle such as this, I would make sure the stock would be shaped to my liking. I feel sure the owner of this rifle likes it as it is.

A Mauser Type M in .30-06 is a perfect rifle.

No surplus wood on that one.

Curl