Finally all the parts arrive and Ben is able to put it all together for a quick picture before taking it apart again. He tells me there is still a lot of finish work to do. But it was enough to get me all wound up about it again.
He sent the action off for case color hardening and he prepped the barrel for blueing.
He added Buffalo horn for the forend cap and Buffalo horn cross pins as a custom touch.
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