Happy to have this old rifle become a "benchmark". 

Regards,
Grisen

Found a "Too Short, pivot to sear tip, Trigger and had a Certified Welder add some "Hard Face Alloy' Weld Bead to the Sear tip. now I need to shape and smooth the Bead to fit my hammer.  This is a 'putter' job tha twill keep me occupied of ra while as it entails repeated installation of the Hammer and Trigger in the Receiver with layout color on the Hammer to show where the Sear tip is striking it, then removing the parts to inspect and 'stone/file slightly, then re-coat and reinstall.  Taking off a small amount at a time until the sear will seat in the 'Full Cock' notch of the hammer, then Very Slowly stoning it to hold the hammer at the 'Half Cock' proper distance from the rear of the Breech Block and firing pin.    I am still hoping to find an original trigger fo proper length, though.

Best Regards,
Chev. William

A few more measurements:
Stevens '44' Side extractor receiver sn 6939 measures 1.109" wide.
Measured with the same Dial Caliper, Stevens '44' Center Extractor receiver sn 37249 measures 1.102" wide.

Both were 'soaked in the Same temperature room with the Dial Caliper for two days.

Best Regards,
Chev. William

I'm the one who posted the pictures of the broken 44 breach block a while back. I get M44s in often for repair or rebarrel but never have more than two at a time to compare. All the ones I have seen in 32-40 or 38-55 were loose from shooting to hot a load and the hammer lug was battered. The two breach blocks that were broken was from someone taking a 25-20 and chambering it to 25-35. I relined the barrel back to 25-20 and made a new breach block from heat treated 4140 which can be machined, just takes a bit longer. One of the main problems I see with the 44 is a poor fit of the breach block to the frame which leaves all the stress on the pivot pins. If the breach is not touching the frame at the rear then the extra lug on the hammer is not going to help. Probably the best idea for coming up with luged hammers would be to contact the seller of the one on ebay and ask him where he got the one for sale, he might be the maker testing the field to see if they are worth making.
My own personal 44 came to me chamber in 256 Win mag, The barrel was quickly removed and it now has a 44-40 barrel. there are some that questioned this but the 44-40 is the largest caliber the 44 came in and is loaded to probably lowest chamber pressure, having  lower bolt thrust than the 28-30.

Tell him that there's at least one potential buyer here that won't touch eBay with a barge pole, (due to Paypal).

Hope someone can come up with a direct email.  As I posted above, eBay and I parted brass rags a couple of years ago.   I see he has an extractor, too, but it's not the right shape.   IMHO the hammer should be a higher carbon steel, so that it can be through hardened, to help withstand  the battering that John mentioned.  Breechblock he's selling will be a poor choice if the back radius is not sufficiently large as to make contact with the frame shoulders.   The more I see of the Model 44, the more I realize that replacement parts are not "drop-in", except maybe for .22 rimfires.  Still, if the guy has the machinery and is willing, he can make useful parts for us.  Just need to have the right materials and dimensions.  

uscra112 wrote on Mar 2^nd, 2015 at 10:23pm:

I have communicated with Mr.Storie regarding custom production of various machine parts.
He seems interested in considering different projects if they are within his capacity to produce them. 
He advised that it is best to supply a to-scale scan of the part needed, OR a detailed mechanical drawing with ALL pertinent dimensions.
Apparently he has access to a water jet machine through some venue he is involved in, but is limited to the amount of time he can access it.
I would assume he could produce these parts form any material  desired, as long as it was cost effective.
If I can get his permission, I will post his contact info.