The "news" are like this:
The design is now in the lap of Joe Dlask.
Now it has a removable second hold-down at the rear.
A batch of these receivers are being machined right now.
I should say in here sumpin that I should have said earlier
about the stocks that are suitable for this project:
To take full advantage of this design's capabilities, I believe that
pillar bedding is a must-have addition to this project.
Also, a solid, large, heavy stock is very suitable.
Now, for people who don't know this,
pillar bedding goes very well in wood/laminate and fiberglass stocks.
It
doesn't do well in plastic stocks,
no matter how many studs/cross-pins
you will install trying to assist the "bondage" or the unitizing
of the bedding in the stock.
So, even if some of the plastic stocks are nice, solid,
I would not recommend them
because of the above.
For wood stocks, you can try:
-Boyd's, almost any laminate model you like,
if it's SOLID enough (AFAIK they ship to Canada).
-Revolution (Revival), the model Yukon (or Yukon Extreme),
sold in Canada by Bits of Pieces,
-The simple laminate (NOT pressed sawdust) that was put
by Ruger on their 10/22 T model.
-Maybe you are lucky and you can find this mother:
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=339852
Ruger offered it for one year only. It's so rare, it's collectible.
-Stay away from the stock made by FA Enterprises and others like it, because
due to its design, inletting for the second hold-down weakens the tang area.
Or, if money is not a problem for you,
try to find a nice fiberglass stock that is solid enough.
But make sure is
fiberglass.
"Syntetic" or "Composite" in some adds
doesn't guarantee it is made of fiberglass.
Also, stay away from Bell & Carlson.
Their stocks look nice in pictures,
but the material is the worst ever, some kind of poly foam
that is brittle and snaps like old cookies.
I strongly recommend after you order the barreled receiver
you send your choice of stock to DlaskCo
for the little additional inletting to accomodate
the front of the receiver, barrel nut and the second hold-down.