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Thanks for all the replies and advice. She's all back together now.

Only remaining question about the hole in the fore end stock just in front of the barrel band closest to the action: is there...

All good - I went in with a dental pick and the screw was just disintegrated completely. Drilled her out and have a hardwood dowel glued in and drying as we speak.

Should be able to get her all...

No head the screw was rusted almost all the way through flush with the wood

Yes that's the one. Maybe I can dremel a little slot in the stub enough to turn it out?

I got all the wood cleaned up yesterday just need to pickup some linseed oil (raw? boiled? does it matter?)

IMA calls it a "P-1885 MkIV Stock Fore-end Reinforcement Bar Screw Set"

Cool tip (no pun intended) thanks! I've spent a few vacations up Burk's Falls way on Pickerel Lake :)

I wanted to make sure she's safe to shoot before getting setup for reloading. I've got...

yes IMA is the plan. I just want to get farther into disassembly to make sure I get everything in one shipment.

Not much response here... After much perseverance, soaking with kroil, it came loose after I used a brass punch on the end of the protruding firing pin. Unfortunately the tip had rusted and although...

I've picked up one of the IMA untouched Mk IV rifles. The action wouldn't move but I managed to get it all apart.

The breech block is apart with the striker spring out but the striker is quite...

Thanks. In quite a sorry state eh?

I contacted a friend who knows a fair bit about these rifles and we didn't get a consensus answer of what I have here. We think its some kind of refurb but does anybody know any more details?
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Single shot rifles are antique, magazine fed not so.