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xausa
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Re: Mystery .404
09/03/10 10:35 AM

The rifle recently went out to Lon Paul, who verified that it suffered from insufficient headspace: the bolt would not close on a SAAMI Go gauge, nor on recently manufactured ammunition. However, he determined that it would chamber a round of Kynoch .404, which indicates to him and me that the rifle was chambered by someone who used a cartridge as a headspace gauge, or perhaps chambered the barrel before SAAMI standards were adopted.

Not only has the rifle been out of the stock (no markings anywhere on the barrel or stock), but the grip cap has been removed and examined, all without results. The bolt will now close on a SAAMI headspace gauge and on a fresh round of ammunition. This trip to the west coast and corrective gunsmithing was financed, incidentally, by Cabela's.

The list of stock makers and gunsmiths who have been eliminated as possibly responsible continues to grow. Among those eliminated are Gary Goudy, Jerry Fisher, Winston Elrod, Dennis Erhardt, Sterling Davenport and Griffin & Howe. I have attempted to contact Champlin about Maurice Ottmar, since he once worked for them, but so far no response. A friend who has had dealings with Tom Burgess and owns several rifles built by him agrees that the metal work is almost certainly his.

I continue to hope for a breakthrough, but even if none occurs, everyone seems to agree that I have a fine rifle.

This has been an interesting exercise, and I have been privileged to talk to a whole list of prominent stock makers. I found them without exception to be real gentlemen and very cooperative in dealing with a total stranger, who is not even a prospective customer.

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Mystery .404	xausa	24/12/09 12:05 PM
Re: Mystery .404	xausa	26/12/09 05:02 AM
Re: Mystery .404	xausa	31/12/09 07:55 AM
Re: Mystery .404	GSP7	31/12/09 09:28 AM
Re: Mystery .404	poprivit	01/01/10 05:05 AM
Re: Mystery .404	LongIsland	01/01/10 04:17 PM
Re: Mystery .404	GSP7	01/01/10 07:58 PM
Re: Mystery .404	xausa	02/01/10 04:25 AM
Re: Mystery .404	GSP7	02/01/10 04:50 AM
Re: Mystery .404	tinker	17/01/10 12:16 PM
Re: Mystery .404	pjaln	22/01/10 09:05 AM
Re: Mystery .404	lawndart	05/03/10 06:34 PM
Re: Mystery .404	lawndart	06/03/10 04:28 PM
Re: Mystery .404	xausa	07/03/10 01:53 AM
Re: Mystery .404	AspenHill	09/03/10 07:35 AM
Re: Mystery .404	Grenadier	09/03/10 08:59 AM
Re: Mystery .404	xausa	09/03/10 10:35 AM
Re: Mystery .404	Carpetsahib	30/11/11 12:26 PM
Re: Mystery .404	xausa	01/12/11 01:45 AM
Re: Mystery .404	DarylS	01/12/11 04:12 AM
Re: Mystery .404	500Nitro	01/12/11 04:29 AM
Re: Mystery .404	vagrouser	01/12/11 05:09 AM
Re: Mystery .404	mckinney	01/12/11 06:15 AM
Re: Mystery .404	xausa	01/12/11 09:00 AM
Re: Mystery .404	mehulkamdar	01/12/11 10:20 PM
Re: Mystery .404	xausa	01/12/11 11:42 PM
Re: Mystery .404	500Nitro	02/12/11 01:00 AM
Re: Mystery .404	xausa	02/12/11 02:58 AM
Re: Mystery .404	Rule303	10/12/11 02:18 PM
Re: Mystery .404	pjaln	10/12/11 03:51 PM
Re: Mystery .404	mckinney	02/12/11 05:43 AM
Re: Mystery .404	xausa	03/12/11 12:13 AM
Re: Mystery .404	pjaln	10/12/11 11:56 AM
Re: Mystery .404	DarylS	02/12/11 03:59 AM
Re: Mystery .404	mckinney	01/12/11 06:29 AM
Re: Mystery .404	mehulkamdar	01/12/11 10:21 PM
Re: Mystery .404	mckinney	02/12/11 05:18 AM
Re: Mystery .404	Sville	30/11/11 05:39 PM
Re: Mystery .404	Rule303	06/06/10 10:01 AM
Re: Mystery .404	500Nitro	24/12/09 12:32 PM
Re: Mystery .404	xausa	24/12/09 01:51 PM
Re: Mystery .404	500Nitro	25/12/09 07:03 AM
Re: Mystery .404	Bramble	25/12/09 02:39 AM
Re: Mystery .404	xausa	25/12/09 03:29 AM
Re: Mystery .404	VonGruff	25/12/09 05:36 AM
Re: Mystery .404	xausa	25/12/09 06:34 AM
Re: Mystery .404	Bramble	25/12/09 07:03 AM
Re: Mystery .404	xausa	25/12/09 07:11 AM
Re: Mystery .404	500Nitro	25/12/09 07:15 AM

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