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SSShooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2923 Location: Southern NJ Joined: Aug 1^st, 2010	Finished! Reply #90 - Feb 21^st, 2013 at 2:00pm	Print Post
	Got the Hepburn back from John Taylor (gunsmithing), Dale Woody (metal finishing) & Millard Hixson (wood finish & fitting) today. Beautiful work. Now have to see how it shoots. Replace out-of-focus a few posts below. Here it is with the 28" MVA scope.
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	Glenn - 2x CPA 44 1/2 w/22LR (Shilen ratchet-rifled & Bartlein 5R rifled), 38-40RH & 38-55WCF (Bartlein 5R rifled) & 40-65WCF (GrnMtn 'X') barrels
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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7324 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: Hepburn Questions Reply #91 - Feb 21^st, 2013 at 2:02pm	Print Post
	SSS, it looks beautiful. Frank

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Fritz Oldtimer Offline Posts: 516 Location: Texas Joined: Jun 27^th, 2008	Re: Hepburn Questions Reply #92 - Feb 21^st, 2013 at 3:12pm	Print Post
	SSS,I'll second that !!!


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Fritz Oldtimer Offline Posts: 516 Location: Texas Joined: Jun 27^th, 2008	Re: Hepburn Questions Reply #93 - Feb 21^st, 2013 at 3:13pm	Print Post
	SSS,Where did you find that gorgeous wood?


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SSShooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2923 Location: Southern NJ Joined: Aug 1^st, 2010	Re: Hepburn Questions Reply #94 - Feb 21^st, 2013 at 4:03pm	Print Post
	3X wood from CPA Rifles. I'll have it checkered next year. Here are few more, clearer pic's (my photo skills are highly suspect - sorta like my shooting ).

	Glenn - 2x CPA 44 1/2 w/22LR (Shilen ratchet-rifled & Bartlein 5R rifled), 38-40RH & 38-55WCF (Bartlein 5R rifled) & 40-65WCF (GrnMtn 'X') barrels
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DWT1885 Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 402 Location: New Jersey Joined: Nov 25^th, 2010	Re: Hepburn Questions Reply #95 - Feb 21^st, 2013 at 9:53pm	Print Post
	Glenn, All I can is "Beautiful". Enjoy. Dale.

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SSShooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2923 Location: Southern NJ Joined: Aug 1^st, 2010	Re: Hepburn Questions Reply #96 - Feb 22^nd, 2013 at 7:19pm	Print Post
	Thanks. The gunsmithing by JT is excellent. Cannot tell it is a lined barrel. Same for the woodwork by MH. The engraving is excellent, as is the case-coloring by Classic Guns, LTD. However, the final assembly by DW, who did the engraving, resulted in a scratch in the side of the receiver as he neglected to space out the lever as requested and his bluing work on the barrel is very sub-standard. When brought these problems to DW's attention, his response was "F U". Great customer relations. JT & MH will be working on my Low Wall, but I won't be sending anything else to DW. Too bad, as his engraving is good.

	Glenn - 2x CPA 44 1/2 w/22LR (Shilen ratchet-rifled & Bartlein 5R rifled), 38-40RH & 38-55WCF (Bartlein 5R rifled) & 40-65WCF (GrnMtn 'X') barrels
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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16289 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Hepburn Questions Reply #97 - Feb 27^th, 2013 at 5:52pm	Print Post
	SSShooter wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2013 at 7:19pm: Thanks. The gunsmithing by JT is excellent. Cannot tell it is a lined barrel. Same for the woodwork by MH. The engraving is excellent, as is the case-coloring by Classic Guns, LTD. However, the final assembly by DW, who did the engraving, resulted in a scratch in the side of the receiver as he neglected to space out the lever as requested and his bluing work on the barrel is very sub-standard. When brought these problems to DW's attention, his response was "F U". Great customer relations. JT & MH will be working on my Low Wall, but I won't be sending anything else to DW. Too bad, as his engraving is good. Great looking gun! Too bad about the scratch and the attitude.

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SSShooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2923 Location: Southern NJ Joined: Aug 1^st, 2010	Re: Hepburn Questions Reply #98 - Feb 28^th, 2013 at 9:05pm	Print Post
	Yeah, really. Was planning on sending DW the 25-20 Low Wall, but not now. Too bad for us both.

	Glenn - 2x CPA 44 1/2 w/22LR (Shilen ratchet-rifled & Bartlein 5R rifled), 38-40RH & 38-55WCF (Bartlein 5R rifled) & 40-65WCF (GrnMtn 'X') barrels
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SSShooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2923 Location: Southern NJ Joined: Aug 1^st, 2010	Re: Hepburn Questions Reply #99 - Oct 2^nd, 2013 at 3:12pm	Print Post
	Got my rebarreled Hepburn back from John Taylor on Monday. Weight is up to almost 12#, where it needs to be for silhouette & long-range shooting. 32" GM barrel with a 14" twist in a full-octagon Win #3 1/2 profile. Out to the range tomorrow to see how it shoots with a 400gr & 445gr Money bullet w/58gr of Swiss 1 1/2.

	Glenn - 2x CPA 44 1/2 w/22LR (Shilen ratchet-rifled & Bartlein 5R rifled), 38-40RH & 38-55WCF (Bartlein 5R rifled) & 40-65WCF (GrnMtn 'X') barrels
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25-20 Ex Member	Re: Hepburn Questions Reply #100 - Oct 2^nd, 2013 at 3:23pm	Print Post
	Lovely set-up ! I would be interested in benchrest group size


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SSShooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2923 Location: Southern NJ Joined: Aug 1^st, 2010	Re: Hepburn Questions Reply #101 - Oct 2^nd, 2013 at 3:50pm	Print Post
	Thank you. .......... have never shot for group size with a 40cal. Will be pleased if it holds the 10-ring at 200/300/600yd and minute of animal at 200/300/385/500m. I'll let you know after tomorrow at the range. May not be too impressive as this is also the start of load development.
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	Glenn - 2x CPA 44 1/2 w/22LR (Shilen ratchet-rifled & Bartlein 5R rifled), 38-40RH & 38-55WCF (Bartlein 5R rifled) & 40-65WCF (GrnMtn 'X') barrels
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SSShooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2923 Location: Southern NJ Joined: Aug 1^st, 2010	Re: Hepburn Questions Reply #102 - Oct 3^rd, 2013 at 5:21pm	Print Post
	OK........ was lucky to get any shooting in today. Beautiful weather and every retired club member, including me, was out at the range. Did get numbers at 50/100/200yd. Here is the group at 200yd. First shot low and the next three was after a 3moa adjustment (yeah, so I can't count ). As expected, it went up ~6", but wanted a group, so did not readjust. Think the vertical is from a very thick slip-on recoil pad I had on the rifle. I didn't find the buttplate until I got home this afternoon and think my hold was not terribly consistent with the recoil pad. Sight settings are the same as with the original barrel, but the added weight certainly makes it a more pleasant rifle to shoot. Think I'll shoot it in our 200/300/600yd mid-range match on Sunday.
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	Glenn - 2x CPA 44 1/2 w/22LR (Shilen ratchet-rifled & Bartlein 5R rifled), 38-40RH & 38-55WCF (Bartlein 5R rifled) & 40-65WCF (GrnMtn 'X') barrels
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SSShooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2923 Location: Southern NJ Joined: Aug 1^st, 2010	Re: Hepburn Questions Reply #103 - Oct 6^th, 2013 at 6:37pm	Print Post
	Rifle shot a 97-2x at 200yd, 92 at 300yd and 82 at 600yd in today's mid-range match with a "guesstimate" load of 58gr of 1 1/2F Swiss pushing the 400gr BACo 'Money' bullet. Optimistic about its getting better.

	Glenn - 2x CPA 44 1/2 w/22LR (Shilen ratchet-rifled & Bartlein 5R rifled), 38-40RH & 38-55WCF (Bartlein 5R rifled) & 40-65WCF (GrnMtn 'X') barrels
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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11521 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Hepburn Questions Reply #104 - Oct 6^th, 2013 at 8:30pm	Print Post
	I won the BR match at Glasgow MT with my Hepburn 38-55. Used a thick rubber slip in recoil pad. Didnt seem to have any effect on accuracy. Didn't have my tie on leather cheek plate, couldn't find it. My cheek never touched the stock during the BR match. First time I had ever shot breech seated bullets and smokeless powder in the rifle. First time ever shooting that bullet in that rifle too. Barrel has a ring in it also. Used a 20 power STS scope for the first time on it. Hard to beat a Hepburn rifle. Joe.

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