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Originally Posted by feralmerril
I would be looking for a good gunsmith to make it a .256 win mag tomorrow. Also chop the barrel a few inchs and put a peep on her.
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With all respect, that's a great way to DESTROY a very nice rifle.
Aside from any collector value, the receiver was never designed to take
that kind of pressure. Metallurgy and heat treating improved greatly
between 1893 and the development of the .256 Magnum. I seriously advise leaving the rifle alone and shooting standard .25-20 loads
through it.
John