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Jeff, I had no idea that you knew Dan Theodore but then I guess most avid BP shooters know him.. He's been a good friend for many years and I always enjoyed shooting with him. I had to give up prone shooting because of severe arthritis in my left shoulder...the one you really lean on. I had a great time then, though, and under the tutelage of Dan several of us got better than we otherwise would have. The conversion from 45/70 to 38/70 never stopped costing us barrels of money though...LOL...It does shoot will but not as good in wind...which we always seemed to have plenty of. I still do have the rifle but have not fired it in a long while. I may try to get into lever rifle silhouette which is just as much fun. No more Creedmoor though. Got to Master Class in that before I had to quit which made me happy as heck. I had good spotters...

Dan, as you may recall, went thru a bunch of criticism re: his 38/70 with people challenging it's originality as an old caliber and not a wild cat. He weathered it well, but I don't think he ever won any big matches with it. I should look for a BPCR (Browning) bbl and turn it back into an 45/70. The one I took off had a ring in the chamber so it's gone. Also messed around a bit with his version of 38/50 which he made from 30/40 Krag brass. It wasn't as good.

Guess we'll talk down the trail.. Always a pleasure...