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texasmac Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2214 Location: Central Texas Joined: Aug 16^th, 2004	Beautiful 44-1/2 on Gunrunner Jan 14^th, 2015 at 2:49pm	Print Post
	Listed as a Stevens 44 but I believe it's a 44-1/2. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Wayne

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boats Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 7763 Location: Virginia Joined: Apr 23^rd, 2004	Re: Beautiful 44-1/2 on Gunrunner Reply #1 - Jan 14^th, 2015 at 3:25pm	Print Post
	It's a 44 1/2 for sure, Shame about the butt ugly stock, barrel, and cheap scope. If I was bidding it would be for the action only, throw the rest away Boats


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Hi-Wall56 Full Member Offline Posts: 204 Location: Banks of the Brazos River Joined: Feb 11^th, 2011	Re: Beautiful 44-1/2 on Gunrunner Reply #2 - Jan 14^th, 2015 at 3:51pm	Print Post
	I've never seen a barrel that was octagon at each end and round in the middle. That's a new one on me. And I agree with Boats, looks like a 44 1/2 for sure.


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boats Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 7763 Location: Virginia Joined: Apr 23^rd, 2004	Re: Beautiful 44-1/2 on Gunrunner Reply #3 - Jan 14^th, 2015 at 4:21pm	Print Post
	Forestock overlaps the action too. Wonder what that was about ? Nice piece of wood though Boats


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slumlord44 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2850 Location: Lebanon, Illinois 62254 Joined: Dec 21^st, 2007	Re: Beautiful 44-1/2 on Gunrunner Reply #4 - Jan 14^th, 2015 at 8:08pm	Print Post
	I saw it the other day. Way too modified for my taste. Would make a neat shooter. Would like to know what it was chambered in. If I remember right the factory never offered a 45 caliber. I do have a .44-40 though.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Online Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 18351 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Beautiful 44-1/2 on Gunrunner Reply #5 - Jan 14^th, 2015 at 8:14pm	Print Post
	Not a fan of most of what they did on the stock, flat matte action and barrel, etc. I'd have to buy it cheap enough to redo it.

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Deadeye Bly Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1158 Location: Stephens City Joined: Feb 25^th, 2011	Re: Beautiful 44-1/2 on Gunrunner Reply #6 - Jan 14^th, 2015 at 9:44pm	Print Post
	It's a 44 1/2 for sure. That's a 45/70 Gatling Gun barrel on it. Who knows what the chambering is. As has been mentioned, it would be an action only for a rebuilding project. I've got too many projects now.


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40_Rod Frequent Elocutionist Offline Extremism in the persuit of accuracy is not a vice Posts: 4285 Location: Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 20^th, 2004	Re: Beautiful 44-1/2 on Gunrunner Reply #7 - Jan 15^th, 2015 at 10:38am	Print Post
	This is what happens when Harlow Parkenfarker gets ahold of a perfectly good 44 ½. The first thing he does is buff it all down so he can hot blue it. Then he sticks a barrel that has a chamber that is too big for the shank. There is a reason CPA makes their action thicker so it will take a Winchester size shank. Now he ruins a perfectly good piece of lumber by trying to “Modernize” the look. All in all I wouldn’t take that thing to a dogfight much less a match where anybody I know could see me. 40 Rod


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Chev. William Full Member Offline Posts: 181 Joined: Sep 14^th, 2013	Re: Beautiful 44-1/2 on Gunrunner Reply #8 - Jan 16^th, 2015 at 7:22pm	Print Post
	Looks like some one paid $530.00 for this Rifle. And it seems the Builder wanted a Heavy Bull Barrel but thought to leave the Muzzle and Breech ends Octagon for sight mounting. It looks like a Front mount that is dovetail Shape lengthwise instead of Crosswise is screwed on the Barrel, I wonder Why. Best Regards, Chev. William
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