"...Gibbs rifle in 45-70..." Made until 2004. Is a bubba'd No. 4 or No. 1 Lee-Enfield. A No. 4 Rifle is not an SMLE. As I recall, most if not all of the receivers Gibbs butchered were from DP'd rifles. They called their Quest Extreme Carbine an updated No. 5 Rifle. Nonsense. No 5 Rifles were modified No. 4 Rifles, not No. 1's.
If there's a bear on top of you, it's too late.
"...I'm 99% certain..." Nope. Electroless nickel plate on a No. 1 receiver
"...would cost you about $12..." $12 was more money in those days.
If there's a bear on top of you, it's too late.
"...I'm 99% certain..." Nope. Electroless nickel plate on a No. 1 receiver
"...would cost you about $12..." $12 was more money in those days.