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Base for a ground off sling eye, perhaps it gouged the owner’s hand on recoil.
Nice rifle, enjoy!
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That's my first thought so I checked the butt. The stock has never had a sling eye in it.
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Probably for the bipod, but that usually came with the collapsible stock;-) Seriously, that's going to be a blast. I am forever kicking myself for turning down one in England for $300. I just remembered I have a box of new Bertram brass for 500 3 1/4. Do you already have brass? If you want this brass I will send it to you for shipping.
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Could the buttstock be a replacement, thus accounting for the lack of a sling eye?
Looks like it uses a short bullet. That rifling looks quite slow, so an express-like load may regulate best? What caliber and chambering is it?
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan) =>/ ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/qclHjMQ.jpg)
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Could the buttstock be a replacement, thus accounting for the lack of a sling eye?
Looks like it uses a short bullet. That rifling looks quite slow, so an express-like load may regulate best? What caliber and chambering is it?
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan) =>/
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The auction house only knew .50 cal. I'll make a chamber cast tonight. Butt has much finer checkering than the forearm so it's possible.
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Straight wall case from just looking down the bore. 3" long. I'm hoping .500 BPE 3"
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.500 BPE 3" would be the most likely cartridge of that period. Where was it proofed? Birmingham or London?
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Proofed in London has 38 bore marked which from the chart I have is .497 caliber. Tight .500 I guess. Chamber cast measures 3.25" case. bore is .515. That's a 3" case next to the cast. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/qnVhOXR.jpg)
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