Found an acorn

Rod WMG · 04-13-2008, 10:50 AM

Probably not anyone else's cuppa tea here, but I bought a Stevens A&T dated 1864 conversion of a conversion a week or so ago that has really captured my attention.

Probably starting life as a rimfire rifle, this dog leg gun was converted to a 12 ga. shotgun at some point. Later, an old time AZ gunsmith relined it to .44 WCF (.44-40), adding a bead ivory front sight and giving it a fine trigger pull. It's very accurate and hangs well when shooting, but I almost need a gunbearer to carry it due to the heavy barrel resulting from the relining. I don't know how pleasant it would have been to shoot with that severe drop due to the dogleg when it was a 12 ga..

I think it's a great buy for a hunnerd bucks.

04-13-2008, 10:50 AM	#1
Rod WMG User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Edge of Texas Posts: 514 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Found an acorn Probably not anyone else's cuppa tea here, but I bought a Stevens A&T dated 1864 conversion of a conversion a week or so ago that has really captured my attention. Probably starting life as a rimfire rifle, this dog leg gun was converted to a 12 ga. shotgun at some point. Later, an old time AZ gunsmith relined it to .44 WCF (.44-40), adding a bead ivory front sight and giving it a fine trigger pull. It's very accurate and hangs well when shooting, but I almost need a gunbearer to carry it due to the heavy barrel resulting from the relining. I don't know how pleasant it would have been to shoot with that severe drop due to the dogleg when it was a 12 ga.. I think it's a great buy for a hunnerd bucks.

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