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slumlord44 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2850 Location: Lebanon, Illinois 62254 Joined: Dec 21^st, 2007	Re: 44 1/2 on Gunbroker Reply #15 - Mar 12^th, 2019 at 9:59am	Print Post
	It would be nice to see somone put the pieces back together. While some guns are worth more for parts than they are in one piece, I hate to see a rare piece broken up unless it is in really bad shape. I bought a wire stock for a Stevens tip up pistol years back and discoverd the guy also had the rest of the gun. It had some issues but I bought it and put it back together and made it shootable. Have more in it than its worth but it had someinteresting modifications and it shoots well now. Good luck.


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Bill Lawrence Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1037 Joined: Mar 17^th, 2014	Re: 44 1/2 on Gunbroker Reply #16 - Mar 12^th, 2019 at 5:18pm	Print Post
	My apologies. I was looking at the hammer from the rear at a slight angle and in a smaller picture, and what I thought was a lug is now obviously just the hammer nose. Oh well. Also, breakers never put "sets" back together. They are sure - I mean SURE - that they will get more money for the parts, even if it's from just one "fool" who's out to save the item. And my experience is that more often then not they are right. Oh hell. Bill Lawrence


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slumlord44 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2850 Location: Lebanon, Illinois 62254 Joined: Dec 21^st, 2007	Re: 44 1/2 on Gunbroker Reply #17 - Mar 12^th, 2019 at 9:59pm	Print Post
	I got the 44 1/2. Probably paid too much but it's not the first time and probably not be the last. Some you get cheap and some not. It all averages out in the end i guess. Now I realy need some .22 lead bullets. Anyone?


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uscra112 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4079 Location: Switzerland of Ohio Joined: May 7^th, 2007	Re: 44 1/2 on Gunbroker Reply #18 - Mar 12^th, 2019 at 10:20pm	Print Post
	slumlord44 wrote on Mar 12^th, 2019 at 9:59pm: I got the 44 1/2. Probably paid too much but it's not the first time and probably not be the last. Some you get cheap and some not. It all averages out in the end i guess. Now I realy need some .22 lead bullets. Anyone? I'm assuming you're talking about the .22.

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uscra112 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4079 Location: Switzerland of Ohio Joined: May 7^th, 2007	Re: 44 1/2 on Gunbroker Reply #19 - Mar 12^th, 2019 at 10:50pm	Print Post
	@Slumlord44 - Sent an email to your hotmail account.
	« Last Edit: Mar 13^th, 2019 at 11:32am by uscra112 »
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830singleshot Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 408 Location: Texas Joined: Feb 11^th, 2007	Re: 44 1/2 on Gunbroker Reply #20 - Mar 12^th, 2019 at 10:52pm	Print Post
	Slumlord Glad you got it. I stumbled into it when it was first listed and planned to buy it being it was a 44 1/2 and a caliber I've always wanted. I have one a friend of mine bought in Louisiana 25 years ago that had a sewer pipe barrel. He had it rebored to 25-20 wcf. Keep us updated on how this one shoots and what it takes to get there.

	J. Scott McCash&&New Braunfels, TX&&830-237-2376&&jsmccash@yahoo.com
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uscra112 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4079 Location: Switzerland of Ohio Joined: May 7^th, 2007	Re: 44 1/2 on Gunbroker Reply #21 - Mar 12^th, 2019 at 11:06pm	Print Post
	Bill Lawrence wrote on Mar 12^th, 2019 at 5:18pm: Also, breakers never put "sets" back together. They are sure - I mean SURE - that they will get more money for the parts, even if it's from just one "fool" who's out to save the item. And my experience is that more often then not they are right. Oh hell. Bill Lawrence In the same class as kidnappers for ransom, in that case.

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16274 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: 44 1/2 on Gunbroker Reply #22 - Mar 13^th, 2019 at 11:26am	Print Post
	Slumlord, I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who'd rather save an old gun than part it out. I just can't look at a gun that's salvageable, and not try to do so. There is a point when the condition, or previous major changes make it OK to do whatever with. I just have to look at each gun's condition, and possible history, and then decide what direction it needs to take.

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scharfe Oldtimer Offline A good plan today beats a perfect plan tomorrow. Posts: 542 Location: ny / pa line Joined: Dec 18^th, 2006	Re: 44 1/2 on Gunbroker Reply #23 - Mar 14^th, 2019 at 12:24pm	Print Post
	This is what I enjoy most about this group. The last bastion of people with a sense of history and ethics.


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slumlord44 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2850 Location: Lebanon, Illinois 62254 Joined: Dec 21^st, 2007	Re: 44 1/2 on Gunbroker Reply #24 - Mar 24^th, 2019 at 1:42am	Print Post
	The 44 1/2 came in today. Marked .22-15 SS. Prety much as I thought it would be. Bore was not as nice as I had hoped but not as bad as I had feared it might be. Not pristine but good enough for what I'm doing. Thanks to uscra112 I have some bullets to try in it. Great people here who will send you free stuff that you can't find. Thanks again uscar112. Got to figure out how to prime the cases without a die set or the proper shell holder.


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CptCurl Full Member Offline Posts: 191 Location: Botetourt County, Virginia Joined: Jan 23^rd, 2017	Re: 44 1/2 on Gunbroker Reply #25 - Mar 27^th, 2019 at 7:34am	Print Post
	slumlord44 wrote on Mar 24^th, 2019 at 1:42am: . . . Got to figure out how to prime the cases without a die set or the proper shell holder. I have accomplished this using a "C" clamp and a rod of proper diameter and length to insert in the empty unprimed case. Start the primer with your finger, insert the rod into the case, put all this in the "C" clamp, and carefully screw the clamp until everything bottoms out. The primer is seated flush. Good luck, Curl


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CptCurl Full Member Offline Posts: 191 Location: Botetourt County, Virginia Joined: Jan 23^rd, 2017	Re: 44 1/2 on Gunbroker Reply #26 - Mar 27^th, 2019 at 7:35am	Print Post
	P.S. If you mount your "C" clamp into a bench vise it helps a lot. You no longer need three hands! Curl


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uscra112 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4079 Location: Switzerland of Ohio Joined: May 7^th, 2007	Re: 44 1/2 on Gunbroker Reply #27 - Mar 27^th, 2019 at 8:28am	Print Post
	Clever !

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Redsetter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3468 Location: New York Joined: Aug 6^th, 2013	Re: 44 1/2 on Gunbroker Reply #28 - Mar 27^th, 2019 at 8:54am	Print Post
	slumlord44 wrote on Mar 24^th, 2019 at 1:42am: Got to figure out how to prime the cases without a die set or the proper shell holder. Forester's Bonanza press uses a built-in adjustable case holder--no separate case holders needed.


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uscra112 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4079 Location: Switzerland of Ohio Joined: May 7^th, 2007	Re: 44 1/2 on Gunbroker Reply #29 - Mar 27^th, 2019 at 11:54am	Print Post
	I could make a bushing to modify an Ideal tong tool in minutes. Already done it for .25-20 SS. In a pinch, a thin washer of the correct I.D. suffices.

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