Reply With Quote.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.
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
.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.
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
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.
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