Gots me a new/old rockchuck rifle coming

[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.