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Best gun be a best gun and not be stocked to the fences.
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yes....depends on a lot of things, but vintage really comes into play. Look at London best guns from 1880 to 1895...after that the stocked to the fences thing was much more standard. Before that, not so much. Someone will be along shortly to disagree.
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Agree with SKB. It depends, but . . . the year the gun was made can be a good indicator. By the late 1890s is seems the "stocked to the fences" feature had been firmly established. I'm sure there are exceptions. Offhand I can't think of a modern SxS best SLE that is not stocked to the fences.
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The exception is Boss & C0., up tp 1905 at least.
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Here's where I show my ignorance..."stocked to the fences".
Could we see some examples ?
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JOe, as the name implies, the stock/wood reaches the fences/balls.
In some doubles it does not; there is some metal in between. I'll look for photos.
JC
"...it is always advisable to perceive clearly our ignorance."ť Charles Darwin
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Here we go: Not to the fences:  To the fences:  JC
Last edited by JayCee; 08/21/08 04:44 PM.
"...it is always advisable to perceive clearly our ignorance."ť Charles Darwin
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Wow, I just learned something I didn't even know to ask about. Thanks.
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"Stocked to the balls" would be more descriptive - but less Victorian. 
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Me in my older age,used to be stocked to the fence or through but now barley to the balls.
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