JDJones... thanks for responding... looking from the muzzle toward the butt, the stock curves away from the cheekpiece (rh stock) at the butt... I'm pretty sure this is correct, just never noticed it 'til I laid it in the fixture for scope mounting; It looks similar to the "cant" used by Darrel Holland on his laminted wood stocks... I'm expecting it to shoot pretty nicely, just wanted to be sure it wasn't "warped", and to see if anyone had any experience to share about this stock... thanks again