Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Single Shots Some breech seating Rugers

This is what I am learning to breech seat with. Top one, new to me. Built by Schwartz (Wayne I believe) built in early 80's . I topped it with an old balvar. Came with a ton of correspondence between builder and owner (Gibbs.) Last owner sold it to me as a 30-30 but the paperwork appears to reference another caliber. Bore is .310. 2 breach seaters. Cool custom stock with removable comb for loading with the straight seater. I believe that was done by a peter shuttleworth, it is in papers.
Second is a Barry Darr build, action serial number is 3 digit. Was built on 1971. It was a personal gun of his, am the 4th owner behind a Bob A. (All I know, lives in iowa) then Virgil Davis. It is 32-40 with cam type seater. Topped with a unertl programmer 20x

Hard to even see the seam in the woodwork

Paperwork

Even referencing the ASSRA, last paragraph

Yes that is Wayne, s letterhead, my bet it is a 30 Schwartz a cut down 30/30. If you can,t get a hold of him PM me your number and I will get it to him.

Pm sent

Seeing that letter brought back a lot of memories. Wayne barreled a Martini Cadet for me in .30 Schwartz in that same time period, could even have been one of the other two rifles mentioned in paragraph one.

The reading material is great. A lot of referencing loads, breech seating, other guns he is building. Etc.

Did some additional poking around on the gun. Barrel is stamped 30-30, u are right , maybe a wildcat still. Will compare seaters to empty 30-30 brass

In posting these, Mr Darr also reached out to me. I will hopefully learn a bit more on that one too

Wayne barreled my 700lh 280 Rem the thing just shoots everything great and kills deer like lighting. Almost boring to shoot and hunt with. My buddy named it Meatstick it goes off and meat happens. Clint

Did Wayne call you?

Not yet, no worries