Originally Posted by Mike McLellan

1960 Marked the birth of target stocks. They were special order and unrelieved. In 1965 the "football" appeared. I routinely put them on most of my guns because I really like the way they feel. Speed-loaders wouldn't clear the wood, so a full cut-out was initiated in 1977.

**The diamond surrounding the screw was discontinued by executive order on Oct. 11, 1965 and reiterated 3 months later by another order. This cost-saving measure was not unanimously welcomed by the artisans in the wood shed.**