NOW a quick survey is space, time and ancillary equipment dependent? I thought that's the way it always was. A few yrs. ago Bill M. said he was getting by hanging the Manson from the tailgate on his rhino chaser. I guess that was only true for the camel jockey, shekels on the blanket, gotta run outside widit informality of Vintagers' events? I saw the Hosford demo'd at Pintail Pt. Beautifully-machined gadget but not particularly notable for a small footprint in use. I also had an opportunity to try a Galazan table gauge and neither the "hold your tongue just right" manipulation of barrels nor the repeatability of measurements impressed me despite being the time-honored design. Different strokes . . . .

jack