Originally Posted by Rick99
There are no 20 or 26's on John's list of rifles yet we know he had at least one. There is one in the next auction but it is listed as a .30-06. I'll flag them to double check the caliber. The rifle might not be John's. Serial 12695.

That 22" 250A is the last in that group that I need but I had too many irons in the fire to bid on it. Looked like a nice rifle.


The only 1920 or 20/26 in 30-06 that I'm aware of is the pre-production long action proto-type military rifle.

The long action 1920 pre-production proto-type sporting rifle that is listed in the R&D long book as being chambered in 30-06 is actually short chambered in 256 Newton. Mark Beneson sold it to John Smyrl and then Bruce Jennings got it from Smyrl's estate. Jernnings' daughter sold it to settle his estaste, no idea where it went or where it is today.