Utah Shotgunner,
Have you ever gotten any information on who stocked your CC Johnson varminter? Many years ago I purchased one almost identical, but with paneled action and round barrel made new. The wood was about identical to yours but with a very dark reddish cast like mahogany or cherry. The barrel on mine was blocked solid about halfway through and nothing I could ever do would clear it out, so I removed the barrel and wood and reclaimed the action by putting on original high-wall parts gathered from a variety of sources. It ended up a #4 octagon bbl .38-55, IIRC. I probably should have held onto it!
Froggie
