Hello, I came across a Rem. Rolling block mid-range.  orig. brl. 32" .44-90.  Action & buttplate re-cased years ago..fading nicely. Orig. owner didn't like recoil so had 32" Douglas 1/2 Oct. fitted in .40-70 str.
Original checkered pistol grip stock & plain forend, with metal tip, has had light finish applied, but not sanded or steamed.    Original mid-range vernier tang & globe front with inserts.  Can't remember if windgage. Original brl. has close to mint bore as does replacement.  Now here is something..British proofs on orig. brl & action.  He is asking $3200.00  Is this a good buy?

Price is always easy to negotiate, if he is asking that for it offer a lower price, sometimes we all stick a value on something with a little wiggle room added so we get what we want but can still drop the price a bit. And no, the price is not to steep if the barrel is marked as being shipped with the sights. Does it have a single set trigger? Commercial original rollers are getting harder to find in decent shape, and this one sounds nice. How is the bluing on the original barrel, if is is half way decent and looks original the price is not real bad. If possible get a copy of Roy Marcots book on these as it will help in I.D.ing the marks
Mike

.22-5-40 wrote on Feb 7^th, 2011 at 1:06pm:


If both the barrel and action have British proof marks that meet current standards then it shouldn't be necessary to have it proofed again. Should the new barrel not be British proofed then the answer is yes, it would have to go through a proof house again. Of course the barrel could have other European proofs and be OK in Britain. The US doesn't have proof houses and thus all American made arms must go through a British or European proof house and stamped if imported there.