Doug I went to the web site and was not able to locate it. 

If memory serves me right a few years back actually quite a few years back you picked up Schoyen's ( please forgive my spelling as I don't think it is correct ) personnel rifle at I believe one of the Rock Island Auctions for a very reasonable price so now is a good time as any for me to ask you how does it shoot as I have not been in touch with you since the good ole days when we used to get on the chat line just about nightly.

J.Louis

A friend of mine bought the rifle. When he asked me for advice I told him that I thought that Julia had undervalued the rifle. In my estimation that should have no effect on the value of the rifle. Pope did metal work not stock work. Once the barrel was properly made and mounted to an action that Pope had worked over the stock, as long as it was properly fit, meant nothing to Pope. Being as the gun is there with all its original equipment that Pope made for the it, and given the historical significance of the owner and its place as the last full rifle Pope ever did, I think the stock issue is moot. After all Carey had it restocked from the original Winchester stock to suit himself and if a man can't restock his own rifle so he shoots better with it who can? 
The value in a Pope is how it shoots not how it looks. In Carey's own words "Let the gun talk.

40 Rod

40_Rod,
I'll not argue with you, or at least not much!  I was the 13K bid, and had in fact set 14K as my absolute high price, so I liked the gun a lot!  Of course, Cary had the right to restock his gun, but judging from the letters, he never saw it again after sending it off to Darrow for the new stock.  While Darrow had it, Cary decided to sell it, and Darrow handled it from there.  At least, that's the way I read it.  So my thinking is, "you !@#$ed old coot, if you were ready to sell it, why mess with it?!"
Doug

40_Rod he did buy it as a Christmas gift to you right?

What a gorgeous Rifle and if one would spend some time with it I could only imagine how well one could get it to shoot.

J.Louis

powdered graphite is sold inexpensively in most auto supply and many hardware stores.  it is frequently used as an all-weather non-sticking lubricant in locks.

I'm not sure what the actual granular size is, or how clearly "colloidal" was defined in Pope's era, but the lock stuff is a real damnfine powder.   don;t spill it, it'll get everywhere

I have been using Acheson graphite  "Oildag" which is graphite in suspension and Pope mentioned it in his book as OK in place of powdered graphite. I does stay in suspension. Acheson is still in business in Ohio. I, in past purchased a case of pint cans for use by members of our club here. Don't have address at hand just now. But I can tell you a pint is a lifetime supply. When I purchased it there was a $125.00 minimum order so I canvased the club and came up with enough byers to get a case of I think 12 pints. Hope this helps. Regards, FITZ.