I am, of course, very interested in the details of the .22 barrel.  And do the .410s function through the magazine?  2 1/2" or 3"?

Beyond sweet! I would be very interested to see detailed pics of the takedown system.

Thanks for sharing!

LOL Fred

I think I have gotten over that little spell.

I have made up my mind no more years long projects. But I would like to see someone else copy your take down with 243/40, 30/40, 35/40, 22 mag, and maybe a 45 colt/410 barrel.
Now that would be the cat's meow.

This one is a photo of the front of the action.  The barrel screws in here.  Actually the threads take each barrel slightly past dead upright for the sights.  So, as the barrel gets screwed almost as far as possible. you close the bolt so the extractor fits into the notch to hold it in place.  Then the locking ring (as shown in the preceding photos) is screwed as tight as possible by hand.  Then use the little tool and hammer to tighten the ring and lock the barrel in place.

The metal piece sticking out underneath is to attach the fore end.  The two little holes are for the matching dowels in the rear of the fore end to line it up and help hold it in place.

Simply amazing... and equally amazing is the workmanship!  How is the accuracy?  I assume that the 22 is no problem firing, but does the locking ring ever loosen from the vibrations of the recoil?  Also, how does the 410 shotgun barrel perform?

What a remarkable piece!

I an, of course, consumed with curiosity about the .22 barrel.  Because it is bored off-center, I assume that the Krag extractor pulls out the case directly.  No auxiliary extractor as in the Gallery Practice Rifle. 

Seems to me the easiest source for an original barrel would be a Stevens-Pope.  They were bored off-center and used the regular Krag extractor.  Are there any markings on the .22 barrel?  Especially a number on the bottom, opposite the barrel sight?  If it is an S-P, the serious students of Stevens-Pope absolutely need to know about this one.

The other source of a ready bored off-center barrel would be a Gallery Practice Rifle.  But you would have to cut almost an inch off the breech to get rid of the auxiliary extractor and then fit the take down assembly.

Are the external dimensions of the .22 barrel (diameter, taper) close to an issue Krag barrel?  Both the S-P and the GPR barrels are very close to regular Krag dimensions.

Finally, Tom, please slug the barrel and tell us at least the groove diameter.  Bore diameter, also, if you can.  And lastly, please measure the twist.

Thanks, Richard