I've got a really great 1903 Springfield receiver that was given to me by a great friend. It looks like Kornbrath and is almost identical in pattern and execution to Col Whelen's 35 Whelen receiver. That 35 was originally a .400 Whelen. It is well documented in Mr Rifleman and I believe there was close-up photography from one of the auction houses a couple years ago.

I want to build this receiver into a .400 to pay tribute to that rifle. I thought I had a line on an original early G&H style octagon to round with a full rib barrel, but it did not work out. A current discussion with Mr Furguson had me thinking, why not find an old German barrel and have it rebored? I'll have to turn the threads off and sleeve over the reduced barrel shank to fit it to a Springfield, but that's not impossible. I know I'm crazy, but I can't help it.

Anybody got a barrel they would part with that would go with this receiver?












Last edited by bsteele; 05/01/17 09:25 PM.