There might be hope. A couple of years ago there was a bunch of Remington Lee and Lee Navy parts at the Ward's auction in Edmonton. I had no actual use for them so I passed but I am sure there was a 1879 mag in the lot. Post on CGN with a WTB you never know what will turn up. You know that you have a hoarding problem when you haven't seen the top of your snooker table for ten years