While rearranging things in my gun room I ran accross a length of copper tubing I cut a number of years ago to fill with lead and insert in the bolt hole of my Handi to reduce recoill with heavier caliber bullets. Originally I had filled the hole with some 74cal. Brown Bess musket balls in cotten cloth. I had been meaning to replace these for a long time and as I had the tubing in hand I wanted to make sure it was the right size and length. When I removed the recoil pad I got a real surprise.The musket balls had dissipeared and in their place was a length of black round iron stock. It was the perfect size and was held in by a screw. Over the years I had sent the stock back about three times to have additional barrels fitted on it and the only thing I can guess was that the change was done then. M 59 was scribbled on the inside of the stock?? I'm not complaining, just surprised. Thanks to someone. It saves me some work.
RJ
