Just recieved the rifle today...scope still in the mail.
Initial impressions are very good as far as the fit and finish is concerned.
Was going to enlist my machinist friend for a solution in regards to beefing uo the stock, but he will be out of town till next week.
But just from looking at how everything is arranged, the screw fix does not seem very appealing, as the hole is too big with not much to grab on.
Of course a washer could be used, but then the dust cover would need trimming and the result would be somewhat of a Mickey-Mouse.
After closer examination, a light bulb went off inside my head:
Drill a hole straight down into the reciever plate, upon which the recoil spring assembly is anchored (this should not weaken the reciever in any way).
Of course this hole would need to be counter sunk to accomodate a wood screw (deck screw would fit the bill), so it wouldn't interfere with the recoil spring anchor.
This screw would then go straight down into the pistol grip (of course assuming the pistol grip is not hollow, as I haven't had a chance to take off that cover on the bottom yet).
That should be by far the strongest fix, due to the angle of the screw.
I of course welcome any criticism of this idea, as it is just a quick one off the top of my head.