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Reply #15 - Sep 19th, 2024 at 2:07pm
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Hopefully he's stamping license plates for people now.
  
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Reply #16 - Sep 19th, 2024 at 8:56pm
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SchwarzStock wrote on Jun 9th, 2024 at 8:36am:
Although he did some great work lets not make him a god. I had two of his rifles built on his action and they were nice. I am still shooting one of his in 50-70 built on a rem military action that is also nice but.... It has an odd dove-tailed piece of steel in the barrel under the forearm. I think he must have recycled a barrel into my rifle when he built it. I sent him the action and expected him to put a new barrel in it. FWIW: I received the rifle the day of his accident and from what I understand, the accident occurred with a Modern Sporting Rifle (AR15). He was pulling the loaded rifle out of his truck by the muzzle when it discharged.


FWIW, by your own admission, it sounds like you did not tell him what you wanted and did not tell him to put on a new barrel to your specifications. Just saying, if that’s the case, that’s on you then. And too bad he is not here to respond.  Sad


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Re: Lone Star Rolling Block
Reply #17 - Sep 21st, 2024 at 1:19pm
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Interesting assumptions you have made here. I sent him an action expecting a recreation of Custer's rifle.

Please explain how you think a used barrel recycled into my rifle should have been expected. If you sent an action to ANY builder today would you expect to get a recycled barrel back?
 
When you take your car to the shop for tires do you expect the shop to put on used tires?
  
If your rifle is not in 7.62 and you can't hit what you are aiming at with de-linked machinegun ammo you are a pretender.
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Reply #18 - Sep 27th, 2024 at 5:38pm
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Here are mine..........I hate them too  Smiley!!


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Re: Lone Star Rolling Block
Reply #19 - Sep 27th, 2024 at 8:04pm
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That is some collection. What caliber is the early round top sporting rifle? He did a nice job.
  
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Reply #20 - Sep 28th, 2024 at 1:02pm
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The early Sporting Rifle (set trigger) is chambered for the 
Little known Remington 45-45-290.

The #5 Sporter (bottom rifle) is in 30/40 krag.



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Re: Lone Star Rolling Block
Reply #21 - Sep 28th, 2024 at 2:12pm
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Looks a little like the 40-50 SBN...




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Re: Lone Star Rolling Block
Reply #22 - Sep 28th, 2024 at 2:33pm
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Really stayed true to an early CF period cartridge, NICE!!!
How hard was it to find a chamber and finish reamer?
Also what caliber is the top rifle with the heavy barrel, pistol grip, and shotgun butt plate.
Which rifle was your first Lone Star and the last?
  
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Re: Lone Star Rolling Block
Reply #23 - Sep 28th, 2024 at 5:47pm
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Cannot say as to where Dave acquired the reamer.
I load this one using CH-4D 45/50 Peabody dies, then fire form. The 45-45 neck is quite short.
The top rifle (pistol grip)is in 45/70.
My first Lone Star was a pistol grip 50/70.
The pistol grip 45/70 was my last acquisition.
  
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Re: Lone Star Rolling Block
Reply #24 - Sep 28th, 2024 at 5:55pm
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jhm,
Remington 45-45 brass next to Sharps 40/50BN 
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Re: Lone Star Rolling Block
Reply #25 - Oct 10th, 2024 at 7:19pm
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Looks identical to the .45-50 Peabody (AKA .45 Sporting)
Is the head and rim diameter the same as .43 Spanish?

nineteen76 wrote on Sep 28th, 2024 at 1:02pm:
The early Sporting Rifle (set trigger) is chambered for the 
Little known Remington 45-45-290.

The #5 Sporter (bottom rifle) is in 30/40 krag.



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Re: Lone Star Rolling Block
Reply #26 - Oct 15th, 2024 at 8:42am
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John, it is close to the 45/50 Peabody but with a shorter neck. 
I will try to get some measurements on the case.
  
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