Sanding down a B&C medalist stock

[no worries]

I have a tan/black webbing medalist stock and it feels a little bulky around the pistol grip area. Guess I'm more used to a thinner factory style. Anyone ever sand on one ? Will it remain tan once the surface gets sanded down? I would prefer not to have the stock repainted but don't want it to look crappy either.

Thx Jim

[HuntHarder]

I am pretty positive it turns a dark gray or blackish color. I have sanded down the barrel channnel on mine and that is the color underneath the paint.

[jeffro]

Its just a layer of paint. I have also seen major pits in the finish when sanded.

[az41mag]

I'm not sure about the exterior surface near the grip, but I have sanded a couple B&C stocks in the barrel channel and if you go deep enough it will go to a very coarse layer of fiberglass. One of the stocks that I sanded was a brown w/ black web and the brown color was only on the surface and black underneath, (but again this was only in the barrel channel.)

[no worries]

Thanks guys for the answers. I'm leaning towards just adapting to the wider feeling grip.

[300RUM]

If you feel you have to sand it down and it is porous put a layer of JB Weld over the sanded surface then finish sand it and paint.