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graduated peep Ex Member	Gentlemen, start your bench grinders..... Feb 10^th, 2014 at 3:39pm	Print Post
	This baby's gonna need a bit of TLC : (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) What a shame for this; it appears to be in 40-60 WCF. Has to be a rare chambering.
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Redsetter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3468 Location: New York Joined: Aug 6^th, 2013	Re: Gentlemen, start your bench grinders..... Reply #1 - Feb 10^th, 2014 at 4:43pm	Print Post
	One of the guns salvaged from the battleship Maine?


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harry_eales Ex Member	Re: Gentlemen, start your bench grinders..... Reply #2 - Feb 10^th, 2014 at 5:08pm	Print Post
	Nothing wrong that a few hours with a fine laser welder couldn't rectify, a new set of stocks and a lot of TLC with hand tools and you'll have a good looking rifle. Harry


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graduated peep Ex Member	Re: Gentlemen, start your bench grinders..... Reply #3 - Feb 10^th, 2014 at 5:17pm	Print Post
	Quote: Nothing wrong that a few hours with a fine laser welder couldn't rectify, a new set of stocks and a lot of TLC with hand tools and you'll have a good looking rifle. Harry I think you might want to clean those rose colored safety glasses


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bohemianway Oldtimer Offline Posts: 713 Location: Andover, MN Joined: Apr 16^th, 2004	Re: Gentlemen, start your bench grinders..... Reply #4 - Feb 10^th, 2014 at 6:59pm	Print Post
	It never ceases to amaze me how a rifle can get that bad. I have an original ML Schuetzen that spent most of it's life hanging over the shrimp boiling pot at a restaurant hence the nickname "the shrimp gun". It looks better than that Hepurn.


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singleshotsam Oldtimer Offline Posts: 594 Location: Silver City NM Joined: Jan 15^th, 2009	Re: Gentlemen, start your bench grinders..... Reply #5 - Feb 10^th, 2014 at 7:20pm	Print Post
	Harry, You and I can see the potential. I have brought back some old single shots that were in similar condition. An example is seen on Tree Bone Carvings web sight at the bottom of the rolling block section. I hate to see one left in a neglected condition when they can be resurrected. SSS


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jon_norstog Participating Member Offline Old Thursday himself Posts: 32 Location: pokatello Idaho Joined: Apr 3^rd, 2012	Re: Gentlemen, start your bench grinders..... Reply #6 - Feb 10^th, 2014 at 10:04pm	Print Post
	It doesn't look all that bad to me. Long as the barrel is good and the action isn't ruined ... it could be a pretty decent "shooter" and at least 4 people think enough of it to bid. jn


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Redsetter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3468 Location: New York Joined: Aug 6^th, 2013	Re: Gentlemen, start your bench grinders..... Reply #7 - Feb 11^th, 2014 at 12:01am	Print Post
	jon_norstog wrote on Feb 10^th, 2014 at 10:04pm: It doesn't look all that bad to me. Long as the barrel is good and the action isn't ruined ... it could be a pretty decent "shooter" . jn Looks PLENTY bad to me, but you're right, it would make a satisfactory shooter for someone not bothered too much by the cosmetic problems. Of course you could dress it up with lots of brass tacks & call it an Indian gun!


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SSShooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2944 Location: Southern NJ Joined: Aug 1^st, 2010	Re: Gentlemen, start your bench grinders..... Reply #8 - Feb 11^th, 2014 at 6:18am	Print Post
	Most folks want more than 'just a shooter'. Only have about $3900 in my Hepburn and it did not need any heavy duty metal restoration. New barrel, 3x wood and some engraving can certainly be cost drivers. The nice thing about a Hepburn is there are few enough originals that they generally hold their value when the work is done well. Guess when I'm too old to shoot it I'll find out.

	Glenn - Stevens 044 1/2, Bartlein SS 5R barrel in 22LR
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graduated peep Ex Member	Re: Gentlemen, start your bench grinders..... Reply #9 - Feb 11^th, 2014 at 9:28am	Print Post
	Redsetter wrote on Feb 11^th, 2014 at 12:01am: jon_norstog wrote on Feb 10^th, 2014 at 10:04pm: It doesn't look all that bad to me. Long as the barrel is good and the action isn't ruined ... it could be a pretty decent "shooter" . jn Looks PLENTY bad to me, but you're right, it would make a satisfactory shooter for someone not bothered too much by the cosmetic problems. Of course you could dress it up with lots of brass tacks & call it an Indian gun! Quit pickin' on the Indians


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Redsetter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3468 Location: New York Joined: Aug 6^th, 2013	Re: Gentlemen, start your bench grinders..... Reply #10 - Feb 11^th, 2014 at 9:37am	Print Post
	SSShooter wrote on Feb 11^th, 2014 at 6:18am: Most folks want more than 'just a shooter'. Only have about $3900 in my Hepburn... That's true...most folks do; not so sure most of them would place "only" ahead of $3900.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 18328 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Gentlemen, start your bench grinders..... Reply #11 - Feb 11^th, 2014 at 12:26pm	Print Post
	I love Hepburns, but realistically the price on this one is high enough that even if you can do the many hours of weld repair to the pitted receiver, it's still not worth it to me. My last two Hepburns both had issues, and I gave $700 for a barreled action for one, and $850 for the 2nd with a chopped down barrel. I am under $1400 into each of them. (without counting any of my own labor) I don't think you could save this one and not end up into it way more than finding a nice average Hepburn that didn't need any work.

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John in PA Oldtimer Offline Posts: 590 Location: Hollidaysburg, PA Joined: Nov 3^rd, 2009	Re: Gentlemen, start your bench grinders..... Reply #12 - Feb 12^th, 2014 at 9:46am	Print Post
	A little pricey for a barn door prop...

	John Wells Hollidaysburg, PA Peabody and Peabody-Martini's Wanted!
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graduated peep Ex Member	Re: Gentlemen, start your bench grinders..... Reply #13 - Feb 12^th, 2014 at 10:52am	Print Post
	John in PA wrote on Feb 12^th, 2014 at 9:46am: A little pricey for a barn door prop... The way it looks I think the barn door won !


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Redwing Oldtimer Offline Posts: 586 Location: Canton Joined: Nov 4^th, 2007	Re: Gentlemen, start your bench grinders..... Reply #14 - Feb 12^th, 2014 at 12:06pm	Print Post
	Oil it and wrap it up, put it away for ten years !!! Let's see what it's worth then !!! Not many originals left anymore !!! Shoulda, coulda, woulda !!! .


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