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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3750 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	The family is expanding! Dec 15^th, 2021 at 9:04pm	Print Post
	With the addition of the 25-35 and 32-20 BCR choked barrels the family is now at 4. The action is the Stevens 44 1/2 factory engraved and originally RF. The oldest member is a .219 Donaldson Wasp that was put on the varmintized action back when using a Hauck R2 Lovell barrel. Then came the 6mm/30-30 and now the 32-20 and 25-35 barrels. Top to bottom are the 32-20, 25-35, .219 Donaldson and the 6mm/30-30. The first 3 share the forend.


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Cbashooter Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 1561 Location: Eastern Wa. Joined: Mar 31^st, 2018	Re: The family is expanding! Reply #1 - Dec 15^th, 2021 at 9:44pm	Print Post
	Beautiful. My CPA is back getting a 25 Krag barrel fitted to my action as well as a new 33-40 added.this is to go along with 45-70 and 348 barrel it came with! Love these things! Good idea using the Airgun base on the rear base


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art_ruggiero Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1059 Location: CT Joined: Dec 14^th, 2008	Re: The family is expanding! Reply #2 - Dec 16^th, 2021 at 7:50am	Print Post
	great shooting outfit art


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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3750 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: The family is expanding! Reply #3 - Dec 16^th, 2021 at 11:14am	Print Post
	That airgun base solved the problem of using that scope with the target bases on the 25-35 and 32-20 for load development. More power than the MVA and less fuss than the Lischert. Easy on and off and easy to adjust the eye relief without messing with the rings. Going back a few years to when I first got the rifle, here's another option I had for scope mounting using the target bases and modified Warne rings but that scope now has special rings mounted for the special rail on the 6mm/30-30 barrel. This picture also shows what the stock looked like back then in old varminter pattern for scope use and comparing with the new pic you can see how I had to cut it down for tang sight use.
	« Last Edit: Dec 16^th, 2021 at 11:32am by oneatatime »

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15739 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: The family is expanding! Reply #4 - Dec 16^th, 2021 at 11:40am	Print Post
	Always been one of the biggest pluses for the Stevens 44 1/2. The ease of switching barrels on one action just makes for a very neat setup for a multi barrel set!

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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3750 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: The family is expanding! Reply #5 - Dec 16^th, 2021 at 11:53am	Print Post
	Yes, a big plus! But now my CPA is getting jealous - it only has 3 barrels: .22 LR, 32-40, and 38-50;-)


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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10628 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: The family is expanding! Reply #6 - Dec 16^th, 2021 at 12:52pm	Print Post
	Nice setup !! Both the Steven's and CPA's are also to me the easiest for one to add a new barrel too and I have now done several for friends.

	" It Is Better To Now Have Been A Has Been Than A Never Was Or A Wanna Be "
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Longdistance1 Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 428 Location: Amidon, ND Joined: Feb 11^th, 2013	Re: The family is expanding! Reply #7 - Dec 16^th, 2021 at 1:05pm	Print Post
	NICE!! LD1


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mqabbi Full Member Offline Posts: 108 Joined: Nov 6^th, 2015	Re: The family is expanding! Reply #8 - Dec 16^th, 2021 at 1:44pm	Print Post
	Brilliant. Thanks for sharing


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northwoodneil Full Member Offline Posts: 105 Location: Wisconsin Joined: Jul 25^th, 2021	Re: The family is expanding! Reply #9 - Dec 16^th, 2021 at 5:44pm	Print Post
	Great setup and a nice piece of walnut that you have there.


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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3750 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: The family is expanding! Reply #10 - Dec 20^th, 2021 at 6:57pm	Print Post
	Thanks, I'm very happy with it. Got out to the range today to just blast 100 rounds through the new 25-35 barrel to break it in (or really to get fully formed cases). Although I don't intend to shoot jacked bullets in it, I thought for the break in part I would shoot some I had surplus (and I didn't have to deplete my cast ones). So I went through the shoot /clean regimen for a while without seeing any need for it. I hate to just blast away with the same load for that many rounds so I had picked a few mild loads with different powders from a manual. I was shooting off a sandbag at 100 yards and even with the 10x I could tell that I had to be really careful in my aim and hold. Eventually I got around to shooting loads with 87 grain Sierra bullets. They were looking not too bad and then I shot 23 grains of Varget. That looked good enough that I was more careful when I shot the 5 with 24 grains and only blew one shot. The first 4 went into .4 inches and the blown opened it to .6. When I'm satisified I have worked up a good cast load I may have to come back and get serious with a target scope and a really steady rest and play with 24 grains plus and minus a couple of tenths. I have a feeling that the BRC barrel is going to be really good.


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Bulseyetom Oldtimer Offline Posts: 941 Location: Santa Maria, Ca Joined: Oct 31^st, 2010	Re: The family is expanding! Reply #11 - Dec 21^st, 2021 at 12:20pm	Print Post
	What cast bullet are you using? I just cast 125 or so of my 118 grain tapered bullet but am fixed loading with seating just 0.15 or so. Have only shot a few with 9 grains of Buffalo powder but it looked promising. I am trying just to use powders that I don't use in anything right now until we are able to buy powder again. Tom


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CptCurl Full Member Offline Posts: 190 Location: Botetourt County, Virginia Joined: Jan 23^rd, 2017	Re: The family is expanding! Reply #12 - Dec 22^nd, 2021 at 6:53am	Print Post
	(You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) That good old vintage Weaver scope will serve well also. I murdered a lot of groundhogs with one like it back in the '80s. It was on a "varmintized" Sharps Borchardt in .225 Win. Curly


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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3750 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: The family is expanding! Reply #13 - Dec 22^nd, 2021 at 3:37pm	Print Post
	Tom, I only have two moulds that I will be trying in it. One is a 120 grain MOS straight (actually casts a little lighter) and the other is a Lyman 257325. I've pulled the 25-35 barrel off to finish bluing it and put the 32-20 barrel on because I want to get it ready for pistol cartridge cowboy. Curly, the Weaver is now on the 32-20 for load development. However, I have one obstacle to overcome. When swapping barrels I noticed that I have a broken firing pin:-( I can't find my spare and have written Gail for a couple more.


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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3750 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: The family is expanding! Reply #14 - Jan 1^st, 2022 at 2:43pm	Print Post
	New firing pins should be arriving shortly from CPA. Gail is sending a replacement for my broken one and I ordered a second one as a spare. Having a spare anything usually means I will never need it;-) Now shifting to the reloading section.


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