Gary, order book information will give you who the gun was sold to, date it was ordered, date it was shipped, the grade, barrel steel and length, grip configuration, sometimes the stock dimensions and weight, and lastly the price. Sometimes you'll see special instructions like trigger pull, butt treatment, engraved shield, chokes, etc. The stock book, by itself, will give you barrel steel and grade, grip type, stock dimensions, weight, and if your lucky chokes.
The best thing is to have both stock and order book for the gun. You must realize that low grade guns were usually sold to hardware stores or sporting good stores. Sometimes hundreds of guns on one order to the larger sporting goods stores. Is it worth it? That's up to you.
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