Man I get some winners (Read: odd crap)

I have a nice nickel plated or some such 11MM Werndl SRC. The bore is good, very good. Not excellent, a few fine pits, will clean up to a VG condition. Will make a good shooter, maybe a great shooter and its the nicest SRC Ive had (all others Ive had were 7mm).

BUT!!! Its a gosh darn Werndl. I know what that is, a money pit!! 

Its missing a forend, band and rear sight. Its a fine shape piece for full restoration but I like SHOOTERS, not safe queens. Ill buy the parts for it but Im hoping there is a member who has been getting away with using 44-77 brass and 43 spanish dies to first fireform. That came straight out of my rear end as an option. No serious thought put into it or measurements made. Im beside myself with another odd duck I need tooling for. Every dadgum thing I own is a wildcat or an obsolete.

Any insight into the value of such item relative to the average 43 Sp SRC in similar condition? Meaning is it an esoteric item? Any way to tell if remington did the rechamber (1 of 300) or if Monte in Bupkiss, Miss did it and stamped the barrel?? (Read: Importer or BUBBA)

Im not going to jump through any more hoops for rolling block brass. Im up to my ears in forming. Id just as soon screw a new barrel on it, if Im not damaging a RARE item. Is there a big market for barrels in UBER OBSOLETE status?? LOL

Thanks in advance for any insight or facts that can be presented.

Mike

I have a solution.

John Taylor will be getting another barrel for reboring.
I verified the 50-70 will just clean up (pre-chamber cast study)the chamber and I can have him rebore to 50 cal. Nobody but me will know that it wasnt originally a 50-70 when Im done. Well you guys will know.

I love the 50-70. Its perfect for a carbine, just perfect. And low enough cost with good results to make it very much worth while!
Ill need to setback 1 turn to make it clean and get a rim recess back to dimension.

COOL BEANS. Dont even need to weld up the extractor!!