I have an action coming for a swap that appears to be a Favorite and complete.
Tell me all I need to know about finding it vintage and original intended cartridge,please.
The pictures I've looked at show no markings . My research suggests that they were all rim fires but some were made originally for a rimfire 32,from there it gets murky as to long short etc. Importantly all were BP until 1905 but it was built until (depending on sources)1925 for up to 22 LR.
Question #2
No I don't want to hotrod it but IF it were for 32s could it safely be bbl'd for a CF 32 like the Colts or an ACP or an intentionly short 30 Carb to prevent a factory load from chambering and held to 14Kpsi (the avg max BP rating) . Would it be better to stick w/22s , bb,short ,long, LR. What about the new 17s?