This is Bruce Willis again. you guys are right about the stock being "proud" on the receiver. It must be less than what I estimated, but it still concerns me. I guess it will be all right. The gun is a #2 frame with 30 inch barrels so it should be heavy enough the use the loads I listed in my first post. But if it has a small crack I can not see I would like to repair it before it could get worse. I need to have one of my family members help me post some pictures of the gun. The stock does not appear to be oil soaked, but does have some oil soaking after a 103 years! I believe I saw a post by Mr. Destry Hawford of a parker stock that had a crack or split, or something and had a staple for a repair? Sorry I sound so ignorant on these matters, but i'm new to this and I am a user more than collector of these fine guns. My guns are working guns that I hunt with, well taken care of, but not pure collectors. This whole subject is very interesting. I just wish here in northern california we had as much stockers, and fine gunsmiths that seem to be more on the east coast. One more comment. I have shot the RST light loads, but I still like my winchester AA trap loads even though they are harder on the gun. Again thanks for the replys. I am still looking for a good stock man I can trust with my VH.
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