My new SP from Rangemaster

[sakorick]

This is a nice rifle. It came with several coats of truoil and possibly some tough shellac or varnish over the top of that on the Birch stock. It took me 3 days to remove the "embellishment" and found a neat surprise as in the slingwell is a S&C (Sprague and Carleton cartouche. This is a rare cartouche and another was verified by a CMP member. They made the first Birch stocks for Underwood, however, most were marked SC-B. Any way the rifle is SN 2,143,800 with a 12-43 Underwood barrel and the stock had a SP buttplate. Beyond that it is a typical mixmaster rebuild but in all my swapings and dealings I had a BEB trigger housing. Thanks to PI I have a correct bolt and slide. This gun is not a candidate for restoration as the rear sight is deeply staked. That said, I would like to find a SHB stock with rebuild marks and a SHB handguard. The rifle also had a M2 hammer with a washer for a spacer. I installed a White sewing machine hammer so now it is all M1. The mirror barrel is extra nice and gauges at .7. I test fired it today and it functions 100%. All in all, a happy ending. Regards, Rick.

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