Thanks very much for the links, guys. I have a bit of reading to do, it seems.

Any suggestions for a reloader setup that would work well for this, but not break the bank? Single-stage is just fine with me.

Pic resized. Sorry about that. Please explain to me what you mean by slugging the bore? I understand that it would be to find the bullet diameter, but how would I go about doing that? I've got a set of dial calipers, but I doubt they would be accurate enough for what I'd need here, would they? As fa...

It looks to be in pretty good shape. If the bore is bad you can have it relined. The barrel should be 24", but it appears to be shorter and a ramped front sight put on. It could just be an optical illusion. The front sight should be a German nickle silver blade. You can probably find a reprodu...

J Miller wrote:Rob,

If you can get a replacement stock for it the value will increase considerably.

Joe

Thanks. Any idea where I could pick up one, or would you have suggestions on making one from a template?

I was given this rifle when my father-in-law passed away and unfortunately don't know much about its history, how much it's worth, etc. I posted about it over on another board (ar15.com) and one of the members suggested I pose the question to you guys. Here's what I do know about it: .38-40 caliber,...