Dan,
Yes, that and the fact I was the successful bidder on Michael's. I did a lot of studying back then so I could hopefully identify one if I saw it. Michael wrote often about being able to identify "fill in the blank" by features or feel and since I have handled only a limited number of examples of anyone's work, I still have to go on hunch and SWAG factor every now and then. I was/am pretty certain that this is a Stoegers, based on the port and other features. I also have a Stoegers stock, from eBay, that is in sad condition, but exhibits all the same characteristics. It will be interesting to compare the two rifles and extra stock once this is in hand.
Thaine
