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gunlaker Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2247 Location: lower mainland, B.C. Joined: Dec 13^th, 2010	what would you do with this rifle? Feb 22^nd, 2016 at 9:25pm	Print Post
	It's a nice little CC DST highwall I bought from a friend a few years ago. It has original sighting equipment including a windgage front sight. The barrel marking are done as though it was going to have a scope mounted on it. The barrel is a 30" #4. I shot a few nice targets with it back when I used to shoot the local offhand matches on Sundays. My only problem is that left the factory as a .38-55, but the barrel has been rebored and chambered as a long throated .45-70. The bore is excellent. I just don't need a long throated .45-70 offhand rifle . More recently I've used it with a Crossno .22LR liner. Originally I was going to put a Ron Smith barrel on it and chamber it to .38-55 as it was originally made. I don't know if I want to mess with it though. What would you do with it? Chris.


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chawk Full Member Offline Posts: 208 Location: Virginia Joined: Jan 29^th, 2014	Re: what would you do with this rifle? Reply #1 - Feb 22^nd, 2016 at 9:27pm	Print Post
	Line it back to 38-55.


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Ray_Newman Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 274 Location: Washington State Joined: Jul 13^th, 2004	Re: what would you do with this rifle? Reply #2 - Feb 22^nd, 2016 at 9:41pm	Print Post
	Chawk: +1!

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ssdave Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1751 Location: Eastern Oregon Joined: Apr 16^th, 2004	Re: what would you do with this rifle? Reply #3 - Feb 22^nd, 2016 at 9:46pm	Print Post
	I'd line it also, but I'd do it a bit differently. I'd order a special barrel, turned to about .625 or .750 or so from my maker of choice, in the twist/groove configuration I preferred. Then, I'd send it to John Taylor, and have him install that barrel as a liner. I had him do that with a .40-70 with a rotted out barrel, and the job that he did was superb. The rifle came out as a better shooter than it would have been from the factory. dave


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11342 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: what would you do with this rifle? Reply #4 - Feb 22^nd, 2016 at 10:37pm	Print Post
	Do the Ron Smith barrel but make it a .35 Remington rimmed. Why? Because it's easy to make out of Krag or 303 Brit brass and it's different. Ron likes to do something different once in a while. Really neat rifle by the way. Drooling a little here. Joe.

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2543 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: what would you do with this rifle? Reply #5 - Feb 22^nd, 2016 at 10:38pm	Print Post
	If it were me. I would ship it to BPJACK as soon as possible. Problem solved! BPJACK

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craigd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2038 Location: midwest Joined: Feb 22^nd, 2009	Re: what would you do with this rifle? Reply #6 - Feb 22^nd, 2016 at 10:53pm	Print Post
	If it were mine, and everything was original except the rebore. I'd hunt with it as is. Nice looking rifle, and the rebore may trim a few ounces off the front end. If it got sent out, I'd send it for a reline more to take it back to a little bit like it was when it left the factory. Classic lines, if needed maybe rebarrel and save the original for who knows what in the future.


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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7161 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: what would you do with this rifle? Reply #7 - Feb 23^rd, 2016 at 2:08am	Print Post
	38/55 RKS liner! Frank

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SSShooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2917 Location: Southern NJ Joined: Aug 1^st, 2010	Re: what would you do with this rifle? Reply #8 - Feb 23^rd, 2016 at 6:36am	Print Post
	chawk wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2016 at 9:27pm: Line it back to 38-55. What he said. Very nice rifle. Might go with a pistol-grip stock, but nothing else. Am doing exactly that with my original Hepburn that started life as a 32-40. Lining it back to the original cartridge. frnkeore wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2016 at 2:08am: 38/55 RKS liner! Frank How did you contact Ron? I did not realize he made liners in anything other than .22.
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Zack T Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 354 Joined: Apr 9^th, 2010	Re: what would you do with this rifle? Reply #9 - Feb 23^rd, 2016 at 10:20am	Print Post
	I would talk to Ron Smith about making a 38-55 liner for it and just do that. Would be a good shooter and I like the looks of it as is. You retain the look of the gun which is pleasing and you have a pleasant shooting cartridge. Also- if you took a top flight shooter and gave him that gun with a good shooting 38-55 liner in it he would still turn on top flight scores. The full dress schuetzen rifle is nice but you take a gun that is really good at a lot of things and turn it into a gun that is great at only one thing


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gunlaker Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2247 Location: lower mainland, B.C. Joined: Dec 13^th, 2010	Re: what would you do with this rifle? Reply #10 - Feb 23^rd, 2016 at 10:29am	Print Post
	I do like the RKS liner idea. If I went with a new barrel I'd be really tempted to have the rest of the rifle restored. Another thought I had last night was to find a good original #4 barrel in .38-55 or .32-40 and screw it on. Part of the "problem" is that I already have a new .38 cal gain twist RKS barrel sitting in Steven Durren's shop. That barrel is also a project waiting to happen. I should probably just box it up and send it to you Jack. Chris.


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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2543 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: what would you do with this rifle? Reply #11 - Feb 23^rd, 2016 at 1:57pm	Print Post
	Chris I like that idea. You going to make it to Tacoma in April? You could bring it then Jack

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gunlaker Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2247 Location: lower mainland, B.C. Joined: Dec 13^th, 2010	Re: what would you do with this rifle? Reply #12 - Feb 23^rd, 2016 at 2:09pm	Print Post
	Yessir I will be there. I didn't put that rifle on my U.S. gov't paperwork though so I will likely just bring my CPA and probably my old Ruger #1. Chris.


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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: what would you do with this rifle? Reply #13 - Feb 23^rd, 2016 at 4:56pm	Print Post
	Can't just add it at the border these days?

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Deadeye Bly Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1041 Location: Stephens City Joined: Feb 25^th, 2011	Re: what would you do with this rifle? Reply #14 - Feb 23^rd, 2016 at 5:29pm	Print Post
	I would sell it to someone who would appreciate it for what it is and use it. Then I would take the $$$ and get exactly what I wanted.


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