.44-77 and paper patch?

[Distant Thunder]

I know they've had a setback recently and I'm not sure how that will affect things, but if I got an early Christmas present I'd be a happy, happy, happy man!

Like I said, fall is so darn busy for me that it is actually best if I don't have it before December so I can concentrate on the things that must be done before the snow starts to pile up. That will also give me time to work on the brass and molds. January and February are the worst possible months to start load development. My fingers freeze up pretty fast when it's 10 degrees! And it can be much, much colder!

At this point I don't know how much finish work they will do on the barrel, but negotiating those details in emails and phone calls wasn't getting anywhere. I decided to just send the barrel and action and we'll workout the details when they're ready to start the work. Kirk seemed very concerned about how centered the bore would be on the octagon, but I checked that and it was within .002" total so it's pretty close. I don't see that causing him any problems. The tight bore shouldn't be a problem either really. It certainly won't take them long to actually do the work once they start, not from what I've seen before with other rifles.

They will have the rifle tomorrow so I'll start the clock and we'll see. So far it's going very well.