doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion Classic & Custom Single Barreled Sporting Rifles @ doublegunshop.com The first sporter i ever bought

When I was old enough to get my FFL a few years ago I knew I wanted to buy myself something. It took a while to find something I could afford but was worth buying, I found this listed for like $400.Unfortunately, the seller didn't use any packing material and just put it in a box.










I haven't attempted to or tried to have it repaired yet because I want to make sure it's done very properly the first time.

It is fixable, but will always show to some point. If it were me, I'd send it back to the seller and get a refund. I doubt the shipper will pay off on repairs if it was improperly packed.

Happened years ago he gave me a partial refund, I knew it was fixable so I wanted to keep it.

That's a very cool gun and I love the checkering and the "matted rib" equivalent.

Did it come with a Lyman sight? What do the butt plate and inletting look like?

There is a lot of expertise here on stock repair, I hope the experts chime in soon.

That is a really neat rifle, for sure worthy of a proper restoration. Unfortunately the grain will always be going in the wrong direction through the wrist and it will be susceptible to further breaks if not handled properly. Let me know if you can not find the correct long slide 48, I may be able to help. I don't really want to get rid of one, but this might be a worthy cause. I to would like to see the inletting.

Thanks much for sharing,
John

Got a few pictures of the inletting, It came with Lyman 48 125 slide mismatched with the base. But the slide was very damaged in shipping as well. Am on the lookout for a proper long slide to put back on it.

I�d highly recommend you send it to Dave Norin in Antioch, Illinois. Dave is one of the best. He�s honest and he�s one of the rare gunsmiths who gets work out in a timely manner. I can�t say enough good things about him and I�m sure others on here will agree.

Thanks for the recommendation, I know repairs like this have to be done right the first time.

Often paying others for quality repairs like this can cost more than you paid for the gun. That's not to imply those doing the repairs aren't worth the money. Just saying it's not always the best economical choice, and may end up being upside down in a gun when done.
I do them myself, and have never had one fail later. How well they come out depends on how tight the break was, ans whether any wood was lost in the break.