That bump at the base of the nose is gone, and I think it looks better. I also inlet the rear ramrod pipe.
One BIG lesson I learned here is to leave plenty of wood where the pipe extension will lay. This pipe has a flair that needs you to have more wood back there than a regular straight or tapered pipe (that I am kinda familiar with). I was starting to panic as the pipe was going in deeper and deeper, and there wasn't much real-estate for it to land on. Luckily it finally lay nearly flush, and since its very thick cast brass, I will be able to fine-blend into the stock. It will be fine I think, but another few swipes of my rasp and I would have a big problem there.
This project is a really good learning experience for me. It's like flying solo when you don't even know what questions to ask until it's sometimes too late. Hopefully any other 'new builder' looking at this will avoid some on my mistakes and lack of knowledge.