Had a go with a dremmel today....

[weebster]

It looks like you have nice grain on that stock. How are you going to finish it? Will you use a dark stain for the stippled areas or will you leave them unstained?
Rich

Oiled finish,stipple area will just be the same as I'm not keen on that 'dark/black' stained stipple effect....grain is very nice on this stock and I didn't get conned into paying more for it

[averageplinker]

Perhaps controversially I prefer the fisthole stock. Not prettier than the sported I originally had but suits/fits me better. Mine now has a Bisley adjustable butt pad and the cheek piece is also adjustable. It deserves a strip and reoil.
Keep up the good work on yours.

[weebster]

Perhaps controversially I prefer the fisthole stock. Not prettier than the sported I originally had but suits/fits me better. Mine now has a Bisley adjustable butt pad and the cheek piece is also adjustable. It deserves a strip and reoil.
Keep up the good work on yours.

Mine had the sporting stock originally but I found the pistol grip area too fat and square, so having had a cs800 stock before (aa410) I thought I'd try a cs500 but again I find the grip to fat albeit somewhat less square....then this stock came up on here t'other week so thought I'd give the old fisthole a try.....alas the grip was the same as the sporter stock.
Anyway a quick fettle with wood files etc and the grip is now slimmer and not square,obviously taking out the wood took out the stipple hence the dremmel which I got kind of carried away with!,....to the point that I asked the wife if she wanted one of them african type 'scar' tattoos but she declined.

[weebster]

Now going through the oil process....but looking ok so far.

http://imgur.com/a/ZB9KV

[LESS THAN FORTUITOUS KENNETH]

Oh yes!

[averageplinker]

Wow, looks great.

[gennyop]

Nothing like an oil finished stock - well done !