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Install Trigger Guard:

To simplify this section, I stole from another area on my website the following instructions. The steps are same as what I used. 

Before installing the trigger guard, I clean it up using needle files and sand paper backed with a Popsicle stick or small dowel. I use 60-80 grit to remove the file marks and work my way up to 300 grit for now.   

I position the triggerguard over the set triggers. With a pencil, I mark out where the two tabs are on the guard, onto the stock. Also, you need to draw a center line down the stock to center the guard on the belly of the stock. You will note, I drew lines down the side of the stock for  the rear tab.  This gives me a proper perspective on how to angle the drill when drilling the holes.

I use masking tape on the bit to limit my depth.

Use a "V" carving tool along the line the tab is positioned. Then drill a hole to the depth of the tab.  A series of holes are drilled along the line. I generally will drill a hole at each end of the line and then drill the remainder of the holes between to remove as much wood as necessary. Using my knife and chisels, I remove the wood from the slotted hole.  Then I continue to inlet the trigger guard into the stock about 1/32". Once fully seated, I clamped the guard into the stock firmly and then I drilled a hole thru the stock, the tab on the guard and out thru the other side of the stock. In this case, I wanted to conceal the pin inside the lock panel area.

Here is a photo of the "V" channel for the rear tab. 

Then I drilled the holes along this line. With the wood removed, I then inlet the rear end of the guard into the stock.  I measured the depth of the tab and transferred this to the stock. This aided me in knowing the height of the tab.  Next I drafted the incised line I want to put along the lower edge of the butt stock and drilled my hole for the rear tab slightly above this line. The higher I put the pin, the stronger the rear trigger guard will be secured. 

Here is another view of the trigger guard in position.