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74 shiloh no barrel markings
Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 5:16 pm
by bobw
Looked at a 74 MR today it had no caliber marking or Shiloh on top the barrel, no rear sight dovetail or screw hole the barrel was polished. The bottom flat under the forend was marked RWS 17 00 with no other markings. It appears to be chambered for the 40-70-2.5" ss. Using an original wra cartridge the rim dia was larger than the rim cut on the barrel. The tail stock says 2.523" at that point it hit.me that it must have been rebarreled. Anybody ever seen a bottom barrel marking like RWS 17 00 ? Bobw
Re: 74 shiloh no barrel markings
Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 6:34 pm
by gunlaker
Bob is there any chance that it's an RKS?
I have a Shiloh with an RKS ( Ron Smith ) bull barrel on it, chambered with a Dan Theodore 45-2.6" chamber.
Mine is marked RKS 10 ( for 2010 ).
It also might be a Ron Snover barrel but thats a guess
Chris.
Re: 74 shiloh no barrel markings
Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 7:32 pm
by bobw
No 2 of us looked at it and both thought it was rws it had a tang sight base on it also the hole for the staff was full width of the base plus a horizontal slot on the left side. Serial B38xx that help any? Bobw
Re: 74 shiloh no barrel markings
Posted: Wed May 24, 2023 7:41 pm
by gunlaker
Bob I did a bunch of looking around with no luck. If I had to guess it's a Ron Snover barrel. I am sure I talked with someone that knew how his barrels were marked, but I can't remember who.
Chris.
Re: 74 shiloh no barrel markings
Posted: Thu May 25, 2023 4:11 am
by bobw
That could fit rws17 00
ron w snover 17 twist 2000? Bobw