No Gun Digest ;-).
It's a long and complected story with several decades of research in the making.
In a nut shell E.A. Leopold (not the scope guy)a famous shooter back in the day originally owned the rifle then after he died Dr. Mann bought it and then later gave it to A.O. Niedner.
Niedner made a shotgun barrel using a 38-55 case to use in shooting dragonflies when fishing.
Niedner gave away or sold all his other firearms, this was the very last one to go. The rifle was given to a friend in 1952 on his way to Alaska. The shotgun barrel was not with the rifle when I found it in 1982.
The shotgun barrel Niedner made for it arrived last night here in Alaska.
