First of all, let me say "Thank you!" to all of you who took the time to answer my question!! ..a lot of good responses and recommendations. I have a lathe, and if I had a small mill and a shop to put them in, I'd try it myself. Finding a real 'smith who is local, and does more than assemble AR15's, and as 830singleshot pointed out, offers a "reasonable turn around time" can sometimes be an issue. As someone else pointed out, this probably requires a specialist in 1885's, or at least, single shots. Someone else already asked, can the holes be welded, then dressed down to the bolt face, and apparently, that's an option, however I think I would be concerned about the temper? I'm going to sit down and figure out what I want to do, caliber-wise, and then start making calls to the recommended 'smiths. In the meantime, in case I try to go the .22lr route, I'm going to snag that Low Wall Musket breech block. I'd like to stay with 32 S&W Long, but I'm open to both .22lr, and 38 Special.
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