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[Dick Hosmer]

The band spacing point is STRANGE!!! I've NEVER seen such a variance on a 'right' gun - there's gotta be a story there!

For some reason, I did not see your pics before I posted - must have crossed in the ether. I think we can all agree that the lower band is ALWAYS in the proper location and the others float depending on who did the circumcision. Barrel lengths can vary as well of course, but there is, if you will, a "proper" relationship between upper band, muzzle, length of wood exposed, length of barrel, length of metal exposed ahead of tip, fit of tip, location of band spring, etc. which I lump together under the term "front-end geometry". When it is "right" it is 'right", but when ANY component is off it affects the others, and is thus "wrong", i.e. not SA. This revelation came to me years ago on a short 2A which passed all the tests but was (just sightly) goofy up front. Sold it and replaced it with a proper one.