frnkeore wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2014 at 11:38pm:



Grrooan!    

BP - is there any indication of a date on the Catalog #50?   

Phil

BP wrote on Oct 24^th, 2014 at 2:53am:

I'm very glad to be able to help clarify the legality of our rifles

Frank

  Thanks for that Art;

  I have the same rifle, i.e., 32-40 WCF Stevens M-44 with the hammer lug to support the breech block.  I am the second owner, having bought it from an Amish farmer who used it for deer hunting only in the Fall and placed it back up on the kitchen wall until next year.

  When I showed it to my friend, the barrel maker for his opinion, he advised against a reline project.  His advice was to shoot it for awhile notwithstanding the small amount of pitting just down from the chamber end.

  He was right, the little bit of corrosion had no deleterious consequences in my rifle's accuracy. 

  Have you been shooting yours yet?  If not try it out with cast lead bullets and see if it proves itself.

CMM

Phil,

Glad to help.
I took another look, and nothing I currently have falls between the two numbers you've given.
Will PM if I encounter anything that does.