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There's a pretty beat Hi-wall .22 Musket for sale on the http://www.rugerforum.com "classifieds" section that is for $775. Many pictures. Don't know if it is a good deal (and I don't have the bread right now), but it might be worth a look if you are in the mood for a Hi-wall project. Just sayin'....
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Sidelock
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Were the .22 HW's all small shank guns?
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All of the musket actions I have worked with have been large shank. Perhaps Mr. Steele can shed some light.
FWIW, that looks to be a pretty nice action. In fact it is almost too nice to take the rifle apart. I wonder how the bore is...
Glenn
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That makes me chuckle! I've always wondered why the wood "shrinks" and the edges always round over where they meet the metal during this "shrinkage"? http://www.rugerforum.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=47959
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Looks like a good candidate for being an organ donor! Barrel is too rough on outside for anything but complete re-polish or replacement, wood nothing to brag about, and the rear sight is missing (and quite expensive to replace.) It looks like someone has started polishing on the receiver (left side) as well. The good news is that the muskets ALL had large barrel shanks (AFAIK) and the receiver itself doesn't look too badly pitted to polish out the rest of the way. I would look at it as an action waiting to be built into a nice custom 'wall, but YMMV!!
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I'm with the amphib. Wish I had the $$ to at least make an offer. Story of my life....all dressed up and not even the cab fare.
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My recollection from Campbell's books is that the Winder musket hiwall actions are soft, but are nontheless immensely strong.
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Sidelock
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If one was going to use it for the basis of a custom could it be hardened?
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Sure, but probably wouldn't need it from the strength standpoint. The basic high wall conservative design and healthy dimensions go a long way toward ensuring strength & safety even when dead soft but a case-coloring would add lots of appeal as well as some wear protection.
Regards, Joe
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I have a Takedown 30-40 Krag built on a original Takedown Winder Musket action. Have shot it extensively with stiff Jacketed bullet loads. No signs of any problems. The Barrel is an original Takedown that came to me with the Takedown ring with very good bore. I built it as a Deer Rifle and shot it quite a bit and have used it for hunting in Maine as a backup. So far no signs of trouble. Many Winder muskets were rebarreled to modern high pressure Woodchuck calibers. Regards, FITZ. 
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