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JDHasty:
Info from the C.C. Johnson job card

Sir,
Your rifle is interesting.
Job Card 57099

commissioned by Wayne Sickafoose
E Sparta, Ohio

Stevens 44 1/2  number 10355
fit Douglas barrel furnished
1 1/16X13/16 chamber .222
blue barrel and lever only
Fit barrel and chamber       $20.00
Blue barrel and lever          $ 4.50
fit extractor                       $ 3.50
bush block                         $ 5.00
Total                                 $33.00
Parcel Post                        $    .97

Received 5-28-57
Sent       2-6-58



Looking at the photos on rimfire central,
the .222 REM is X'd out and .219 DON
is added below C C JOHNSON
this is typical of what CCJ did if a customer wanted a barrel rechambered if it could be done.

JDHasty:
Picked up a set of Redding 6mm x 30-30 AI dies, that was a good hit.  I’m going to have Lilja send a 29 inch 1:10 barrel blank to CPA, who now has my action.  12 - 14 weeks. 

I’ve been really enamored with this CPA bench rest rifle in 22LR and am giving serious consideration to having Lilja send a second 22 LR barrel blank along at the same time. 

That’s a substantial commitment.  A second breach block and lever is a chunk of change and they don’t give the stock blank sets away either.  I’m really fond of that bench rest stock, I would probably not want that #4 barrel though. 

JDHasty:
My 6mm & 22LR barrel blanks should be headed from Lilja to CPA soon. 

On the 6mm I had an epiphany the other day.  Although I have the 6mm 30-30 Ackley form set, dies and 375 Winchester brass sitting here, Starlinebrass just released a run of 444 Marlin brass.  I can use the #1 Form die from my old 30-06 to 22-250 Varminter form die set, then run it through a 358, 308 and 243 FL die with the expander rod removed and make rimmed 243 brass from the 444 Marlin and gain a couple hundred fps. It wouldn’t be a big deal to chamber the barrel using a 243 Winchester reamer and then cut the rim groove on a lathe. 

I was waiting until I had successfully made up a hundred or so cases before letting CPA know that I changed my mind.  They need to be trimmed to length and have the necks turned, but everything is looking good. 

JDHasty:
600 444 Marlin cases annealed, and made into rimmed 243.  Need to be annealed once more, necks cut to length, and turned. 

My barrel blanks shipped from Lilja to CPA yesterday, so I need to get a few dummy rounds made up and in the mail. 

On another note, I cut a deal on a real nice looking 44 1/2 barrel that is marked 17 A&M and fore end.  My inclination is that it is something Paul Marquardt made up using 222 Rimmed brass and their 17 Javalina reamer.  Then cut the rim recess on a lathe. 

The guy I got it from was not able to make a cerrosafe cast though.  If that is the case it shouldn’t be a big deal to make up cases on 357 Maximum brass.  The only 222 Rimmed currently available is Bertram and it is expensive and not that great either. 

44 1/2 barrels usually spin right on and headspace up. 

Worst case is we will cut a bit off and rechamber it if it is some real oddball. 

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