campero, I love it. Never thought of using candle wax. But I think it would be a little tricky on the floor of a gun show with a gun I have not yet bought.

I'll post a photo of my solution, though it has a few more coats of finish to go and it needs to be cut from the stock yet. Marks are for 2", 2.5", 2.75" and 3". The shoulder is 3.5".

The idea for this came from a photo texted to me, by another member here. Many thanks for that.

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