Golden State Arms Santa Fe

[clutch5473]

Hey folks, just wanted to throw this in. I have a Golden State Arms Santa Fe Special. This one has the #4 stock and forestock cut and rounded just rear of the handguard band. Both pieces match and quite beautifully grained. It had the stamped rear sight which i have replaced with a Mk II sight. The rear sight cross pin is missing the retaining pin, still looking for one of those. she shoots great, I like to run Hornady 150 gr softpoints, through all of mine. The scope mount in the below pic is no longer installed.

I would like to find an L39/L42/Enforcer forestock and handguard for it, and I now have a Cad Technik mount that I may install. i have a vintage bushnell banner 4x scope the I want to mount. This rifle will be used for hunting elk in mule deer Colorado and whitetail here in Alabama.

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[Peter Laidler]

Regarding the small PIN, retaining, pin axis backsight Clutch. I'll let you into a secret. As Armourers, we'd never even bother to indent for these little pins because we never re-used them. We'd just go to the carpenters shop and get a handfull of his 1" or so long panel pins that were an identical diameter and you'd get 5 pins from one panel pin - for less hassle! And if those you get are a tad thinner (and some seem to be.....) we'd just knock the centre to tighten it in the hole and tap it in.

[clutch5473]

Well, sir, I had considered trying to find a small cotter pin at Lowe's or Home Depot, which dosen't sound like it would be out of place now. Thank you for the tip!

[newcastle]

Don't muck around with this. The Golden state rifles are sort of vaguely collectible in their own right. You shoudl be able to get a sporterised No.4 with a fine barrel for less than you'd get for it if you sold it.

[jmoore]

An L42, etc. fore end assembly complete will almost certainly cost more than the whole rifle is worth... And probably won't help accuracy one bit.

[clutch5473]

I have no problem leaving it like it is, shoots pretty good even with the giant aperture. I have a sporterized #4 on layaway at a pawn shop, got it for $275, I am buying bits and pieces for a full resto for it. I like to find sporterized rifles that have otherwise been unaltered and put them back into original condition. The most difficult thing is finding mstching furniture.

[conec]

Using .303 British/150 grain loads might leave you a tad under gunned on Colorado elk... YMMV

[clutch5473]

Duly noted. I have been using the 150s mainly to get good brass, I will probably load them with Hornady's 174 gr round nose, or perhaps a cast bullet.

[Surpmil]

Using .303 British/150 grain loads might leave you a tad under gunned on Colorado elk... YMMV

On the other hand, W.D.M. Bell shot many an elephant with a 6.5mm Mannlicher-Schoenauer, not to mention a .303 or two.