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    1911 Converted to .308

    I recently "found" a 1911 in the back of a safe while I was looking for something else. My notes indicate I acquired it around 1/95; don't remember where. The barrel had been replaced with a Remington 7-44 2-groove A3 and chambered for .308. The rear sight looks like an M1icon carbine flip-up and is dove tailed into the rear of the receiver. The stock had been shortened in the usual way to make a hunting rifle. In the 50's and 60's there was a lot of activity in the military surplus market, attempting to create and sell cheap hunting rifles made from assorted parts. I seem to remember seeing ads for this combination probably in the American Rifleman. Anyone else recall this?

    Incidentaly, the serial #250339 is on the magazine and the rifle and bolt has #320545. You guys can probably date them for me.
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    I located an ad in the July, 1960 issue of the American Rifleman by "Globe Firearms Co., 30 Front St., New York 4, N.Y.". It lists a Schmidt Rubin rifle sporterized and chambered for the .30-30 cartridge with a "5-shot detachable magazine" for $49.95. The ad does not indicate which model S/R but since the same ad lists the 1889 @ $13.95, it is a logical guess that the .30-30 is an '89. I wonder how (and if) they made the magazine work with the .30-30 cartridge.

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    Globe conversions of 1889's.

    Re. Globe .30-30 conversions I've owned one of these for several decades and shot it extensively, mostly because the action is so nice, but also to find the accuracy potential. As is always reported, the magazines are problematic, but not hopeless. With patient tinkering over time mine now works with adequate reliability. I installed replacement sights, a modified Williams peepsight on the receiver and a better, higher front ramp. As far as accuracy is concerned, it will shoot factory ammunition reasonably well but I've never been able to get decent results with reloads, and have tried every conceivably combination of bullets and powder. I had it at the range two days ago and it shot (off a rest) a five shot group of just under two inches at 100 yds, with new Winchester Power Point 170 grains. The sleeve chamber is a tight one and requires a tight resizer die or the bolt requires a hard thump with the palm of the hand to close. Factory rounds feed very smoothly. I've probably put between five hundred and a thousand rounds through this rifle and the bore is as shiny as new. It's been an oddly appealing part of the collection, and very cheap to shoot.

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    Good morning. I have several of these in the armory and in the .308 conversion with the right load data, this is an extremely accurate rifle and with the right projectile, well suited to hunting.

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