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Gots me a new/old rockchuck rifle coming
JDHasty:
CC Johnson 44 1/2 Stevens in 219 Donaldson wasp. Stumbled across it on an obscure auction site and after three weeks it finally got to my FFL, so at least I got to look it over and fondle it. CC Johnson was all that in the 1940s and 50s.
I have a couple Feckers I’m pretty fond of and a few other externally adjustable target/varmint scopes. I’m going to go with one of the Feckers on it. One has fine crosshairs hairs, the other a TK Lee dot. Probably the one with Lee dot.
It will be neat to find out who it was built for. ASSRA maintains a data base tracking rifles that came out of that shop and CC Johnson’s grandson has the shop logs.
I have scads of newly formed 219 DW brass, now I just need to cool off or whatever for a couple weeks.
Dan-o:
219 DW is a really cool/interesting/unique cartridge.
Very cool.
JDHasty:
I revisit CS Landis books annually and have wanted a decent Stevens 44-1/2. When I stumbled on this, I never thought I would win the auction. I have been thinking about a 219 DW on a Stevens 44 1/2 for 30 years.
The great thing about this particular single shot action is that swapping barrels on and off is about as slick as an Encore or Contender. I can make up a 30-30 or 7-30 Waters and use it for big game and 219 Zipper Improved that is like a rimmed 22-250 and a 17 Hornet or Ackley Bee or 22 Hornet or 218 Bee barrels. Not that I would ever do anything like that. Yea right, my mind is already plotting.
GWP:
Very fun! Congrats on the new/old very cool rifle.
Blacktail Sniper:
Will it be getting a make over like the last one or going to keep as-is?
Looking forward to seeing how it shoots and what you find out about its history.
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