I dont think i have a camera that is good enough to pull that off right now, i need to to get a new digital camera
that is what i would like to do, i just wonder about the finish, its going on smooth aluminum, i suppose i could just repaint the barrel as well, Lauer Custom Weaponry is a really good resource for this though, i as unaware of them, thanks for the reference, going in my bookmarks
i started out with a factory wood stock, considered just ordering a new one and be done with it, then i got an idea.. started playing with a rasp and was very surprised, its covered in "truck bed coating" out of spray cans from wal-mart
after many coats and proper curing, its solid as stone.. i made the mistake of getting the coating inside the stock, it was a PITA to get it removed when i decided to put the action back in
the bedding worked out really well, i used a thin stainless steel tab, at the action screw, fine tuned the height by removing wood under the tab and torquing the action down, repeating until it was right, secured it in place with epoxy, i made a "seat" of sorts at the back, was considering adding another anchor point at the back of the action as well.. but i settled on molding a bedding compound for a secure fit, its been this way for over 3 years now and shot very well, even with the factory barrel, held its zero through my abuse..
i tried to bypass the limitations of a somewhat soft wood stock, as far as consistency goes, i like bedding.. but i knew there was no way i could compress the wood in the stock to its limits by tightening the receiver down, unless i used something like a metal plate, that way i could have a bit of security knowing that hopefully, the elements and other factors would not effect the mating of the action to the stock... i may have been over thinking it though, or just wrong outright, its only a .22 though