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Rebel Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4292 Location: Rockets and Race Cars Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	"new" tip-up Dec 13^th, 2022 at 12:33pm	Print Post
	This rifle arrived from the auction this morning. Described only as 32 it's a 38 cal centerfire. 38 S&W chambers, 38 Special does not. Did tip-ups come in 38S&W? I have some 38 Short Colt in an inaccessible spot or I'd try those also. I will do a chamber cast as soon as I'm able. Aaron

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MrTipUp Frequent Elocutionist Offline Quality is to a product what character is to a man Posts: 1314 Location: Indiana Joined: Feb 19^th, 2020	Re: "new" tip-up Reply #1 - Dec 13^th, 2022 at 12:56pm	Print Post
	No, Stevens did not catalog .38 S&W for any grade of tip-up. And the .38-45 is MUCH longer. Has the firing pin been modified from a rimfire? Bill Lawrence


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Rebel Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4292 Location: Rockets and Race Cars Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: "new" tip-up Reply #2 - Dec 13^th, 2022 at 1:06pm	Print Post
	not that I can see, I haven't removed it. the tip is round-nosed and there are no extra holes in the breachface SN#'s match, FWIW

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Sure shot Oldtimer Offline Posts: 913 Location: East central Iowa Joined: Jun 22^nd, 2020	Re: "new" tip-up Reply #3 - Dec 13^th, 2022 at 1:39pm	Print Post
	My guess is .38 long colt. Once you do a chamber cast you’ll figure it out. Nice looking tip-up.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16269 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: "new" tip-up Reply #4 - Dec 13^th, 2022 at 2:35pm	Print Post
	Either .38 Long CF., or .38 Short CF is my guess. You'd need to check how much too short the chamber is for a .38 Special and that will give a clue as to which it's chambered for.

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MrTipUp Frequent Elocutionist Offline Quality is to a product what character is to a man Posts: 1314 Location: Indiana Joined: Feb 19^th, 2020	Re: "new" tip-up Reply #5 - Dec 13^th, 2022 at 3:00pm	Print Post
	It's a revelation - but really not a surprising one - that on request Stevens would chamber at least a tip-up rifle in one of the less powerful pistol cartridges. There were period pistol/rifle combos in .44-40, .38-40, and .32-20, after all. Bill Lawrence


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Rebel Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4292 Location: Rockets and Race Cars Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: "new" tip-up Reply #6 - Dec 13^th, 2022 at 3:08pm	Print Post
	Either .38 Long CF., or .38 Short CF is my guess. You'd need to check how much too short the chamber is for a .38 Special and that will give a clue as to which it's chambered for. I'll measure it, but 38 long CF is longer than 38 special as I recall. i can't really get in my office/gunroom these days so it might be a while.

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16269 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: "new" tip-up Reply #7 - Dec 13^th, 2022 at 4:11pm	Print Post
	Rebel wrote on Dec 13^th, 2022 at 3:08pm: Either .38 Long CF., or .38 Short CF is my guess. You'd need to check how much too short the chamber is for a .38 Special and that will give a clue as to which it's chambered for. I'll measure it, but 38 long CF is longer than 38 special as I recall. i can't really get in my office/gunroom these days so it might be a while. .38 Long is 1.03" and .38 Special is 1.16" But I use .38 Special all the time in my .38 Long guns, and haven't had to trim a case yet. I use heeled bullets, which are much larger for the .38 Long, .38 Ex. Long, and .38 Short.

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Rebel Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4292 Location: Rockets and Race Cars Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: "new" tip-up Reply #8 - Dec 13^th, 2022 at 7:54pm	Print Post
	without measuring, I'm sure it's not 38 long.

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