P.S. Is the caulking gun for plugging up the gaps in old stock to metal fit? [/quote]

YUP! it's full of Acraglas    no really it was lying on the bench when I was constructing a gun vise, and I got to thinking...  Holds the stock end quite well.

I've seen many pictures of Harry's and JMB's, but I've also been told that Howe, Roberts and Water's were kept quite clean and organized.  It's really how you want to spend that precious commodity - time.   
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