I live 8 miles from Charles Richards shop and have been going there for 20 years.

I hope you like woodworking. All of Charles Richards stocks are semi-finished. You'll still have to complete inleting to fit your action and do final sanding and finish. It's not a simple drop-in stock.

Do not let him sell you a pre-made stock off the rack as most have major defects in the wood. His new-made stocks take 30-45 days to delivery, but are top notch and finish beautifully.

I have the Richards micro fit dual grip stock (thumb hole or over the top ) on my
1903A3 it's badass. I had him leave it a little heavy so I could lighten it if I wanted
to. I would buy another one.

Quoted: I have the Richards micro fit dual grip stock (thumb hole or over the top ) on my 1903A3 it's badass. I had him leave it a little heavy so I could lighten it if I wanted to. I would buy another one.

i have the same stock (laminate) with a varmit forearm on an 03
very comfortable to shoot,
would buy another !

Quoted: Thanks guys. At this point it is either that or the Bell and Carlson model with the aluminum block in it.

My first sporter was a Swede that I put in a Richards. I love it, but it did take a bunch of work to fit and finish as mentioned before. If I had it to do again, I'd buy that Bell & Carlson. You won't regret it and everything will be damn near done excepting possibly fitting the barrel channel.