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Unread 10-24-2014, 09:35 AM   #5
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It's always exciting to watch an Internet auction/bidding war...The tentative early bids, the feints, the feelers, the bold jump in price to scare other bidders off, the flurry of bids as the deadline approaches, and the last-minute snipes...

None of that here..."Starting bid: US $50.00 [ 0 bids ]"

I have to agree: Too much work involved here. Even if someone were to re-chamber it for a .223 Luger wildcat, they would still have to modify a set of reloading dies.

"Will clean up nicely"...I doubt that...
"Standard 12 o'clock Luger type extractor cut"...That's not the 'standard' Luger extractor cut...And the thread relief is not 'standard' for a Luger...
"6 inch .22 caliber barrel"...I'm not sure it IS .22 cal...

Doesn't conclusively look to be relined, from these pics...

Looks like a monumental PITA to me...IF it's actually .22 cal...
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