It turned out at the point Jim picked there is plenty of room for a Savage barrel band. PDFs are on the list of attachments, so we will try to post a cross section drawing of Jim's stock with the hardware installed.

Well I did attach the PDF, when I view it the only way I know to get out is to close the program. The ESC key does not bring you back to the post. Maybe someone that knows can tell us how to get back to the post after viewing the PDF.  Right clicking on the attachment will allow you to download or view the attachment without kicking you off the website.

Anyway the drawing shows 1/2 the screw and 1/2 of the escutcheon in the stock for clarity. On the right the complete screw and escutcheon. I could have done the stock work on the milling machine faster than I could have explained how with the tools and fixtures on sporterizing howto. The trick here is to make a kit that will allow someone with limited stock working skills to do a accurate work and pleasing appearance when finished. I did a mock up on a piece of 2 X 4 and think the tools will work. I will reduce the photos to manageable size on the next post.

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