I'm reading some old Muzzle Blasts bought at Etna Green several years ago.The writer of this article about H.M. Pope was Harold A.  Van Kirk--seems Harry's Winchester 22RF Schuetzen could be switched from centerfire to rimfire with the turn of a screw--anyone ever hear of this conversion.  Another part of this article about Pope states that the problem with Stevens was not the product but, he thought the company was exploiting his good name, I've not heard this story either.  One thing seems to be for sure "he was one cantankerous old f#@t.   PS  I mean that in a loving way.    leadball

Yes, I had heard about the eccentric pin to raise or lower the whole block to get the firing pin to the right place.  Joe, maybe you can tell us whether he did this on a coil or flat spring action...I would guess it would work better on the coil spring.

As for the comments about the his feelings toward Stevens, it si known that they didn't want to allow him to take the time and pains with each unit out the door that he felt should be on any work with his name on it.  He also left them under less than amicable circumstances, feeling that he had been taken advantage of, and them perhaps feeling they had gotten too little return on their investment in his name and knowledge.  Both dealt with the situation their own way!  Some hints at this can be found in one of the fictional JM Pyne stories by Lucian Cary...everybody agrees that the title character of these tales was a thinly disguised HM Pope.

Froggie

If you look in "The Story of Pope Barrels", you'll see a drawing of the screw & the way it works. 

I always thought it was a cool idea to try, but I never got a round to it.
Regards, Ron

The JM Pyne stories are great. I loaned them to a friend who was getting into shooting. When he returned the book, I asked him what he learned from it. He said, "Nothing, it's just stories." He couldn't have been more wrong. Lucian Cary was a great writer.
Regards, Ron