Bruce Grim, Roger Butz and I have been working to get the Bogdan refractor ready for the upcoming SPOC season. A few days ago Roger decided the scope's brass tailpiece needed to be polished (it had not been polished in a very long time). So polish it he did and here he is with the result: http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/roger01.jpg Thanks Roger, patrick