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Crusader21
01-18-2020, 08:45 PM
Hello , I’m new to this form and I hope this is the right section for my inquiry, I was given years ago a complete taken down receiver minus the barrel , stock or forend , according to the serial number # 1555XX it was built in 1914, there are no other markings on the receiver .
im very interested in rebuilding this into a complete rifle , I hate to see this receiver go to waste , the problem is that I don’t know the caliber of the receiver, I understand the rotary magazine was caliber specific unless I was told wrong , is there a way to find out the possible caliber combinations that were offered for this vintage receiver?
any information would be greatly appreciated.
thanks

Big Al1
01-19-2020, 01:02 AM
.303 Sav. was probably the most common, followed by .30-30, .25-35, .32-40, and 38-55. .303 case is .020" larger diameter that the rest, which are all based on the .38-55.

Crusader21
01-19-2020, 11:11 AM
Thanks for the info , I know it might take some doing but I imagine that if any one of these rounds fit the magazine, I can go with that to locate a barrel

Big Al1
01-19-2020, 11:35 AM
That one will have the interrupted thread, so it comes off in half a turn. Sometimes you can find a barrel on e bay, I have a .303 spare barrel but not sure of the bore condition. I have 4 1899A takedowns in all but the .32-40, the search continues!! When I replaced the .303 barrel I was thinking about having it re-bored to .38-55, and have a switch barrel take down, but the .38-55 would not feed in the .303 action. I since found a .38-55 for less than the price of a re-bore. Sometimes I get lucky.