For a few more hours there is a nice Meacham action (new) with DSTs for sale on Gunbroker.   

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Brent;

Thanks for the link!

I just KNEW that posting this question well in advance of financial freedom would bring some sort of deal out of the woodwork! LOL!

Hoepfully that action will go to a good home to build someone elses dream rifle.

Dang nice action!

Paul F.

Smitty,

     "I feel your pain."  I have John Bly rebarreling and doing some receiver work on a resurrected 2nd model right now so I can shoot N-SSA with it.  What I really want is a 1st model for those events and a three or four barrel set in Model 1873 with Hadley device for rim- or center fire.  They would go well with my three barrel take-down high-wall and other Winchesters, don'cha think?  BTW, cash-wise, somebody ought to jump on that offer you are making... it is pretty sweet to the right person., IMHO! 

Froggie

Paul, When I first got interested in BPCR (having soured on HP shooting), I did some research such as you are now doing and decided on a Meacham action to start my project with. At that time Meacham would sell a action by itself. Now he will only build and sell complete rifles, as to have complete quality control. Steve does all the barrel fitting and chambering, as well as bedding the stock himself to make sure that it is up to his specs. But, like I said, he won't sell you an action. However, he does furnish actions to John King, so If you had King put a barrel on or build the complete rifle , you could have that Meacham. I wouldn't give up on trying to flind an original receiver though. I had (still have) an original thin side hi wall receiver with the pistol grip lower tang that I was using to fit Schuetzen stocks to for a man in Florida. When I was finished with the series of stock jobs, he offered the action to me a payment for what what still due. When he shipped all the internal parts to make a complete action, the "US Postal Service" promtly lost them all. Well, after looking at the bare action for a couple of years, I called up Ballard in Cody and then sent them the receiver. It came back complete and it cost just over 1,000. for parts and labor. I know that sounds high, but they did a marvelous job and it is fitted just as tight as my Meacham action. It was well worth it.  Mori

The CPA's are a very fine rifle!  But I much prefer the styling of the High Wall...Not ruling a nice CPA out entirely, but it's not my first choice, style wise.

Now, if Mr. G.P. (local shooter) ever decides to sell that 3 barreled, cased, CPA he got... I'll be one of the folks making him an offer.... but I'll pursue the High Wall for a while yet.

I did get a reply from Ballard about an action...
Currently all production is going into complete rifles, so they're not selling just an action... but I've asked them a couple follow-up questions..

Paul F.

I don't really want to steal this thread, but I would like some informed opinions: can a takedown be as accurate as a normal single shot (for target use). They are tempting, particularly now since I am thinking of downsizing out of my SUV.  My only experience with a takedown rifle is a WWI vintage Savage 99 with iron sights, not really a target job.

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For offhand work, sure. For benchrest shooting,  Check the record-holders' rifles, I doubt you'll find even one takedown.
JMO, good luck, Joe