If your out there KEV i just got off the phone with Daved Clay.
Hes moving out of his shop right now but will be set back up again
in about 30 day he told me that if i sent him a browning 71 that the rebarreling would be only 500.00 the rest of the work i can do for my self
aside from him opening up the feed tub and a few small other things that bring the price up another 250.00 that means a browning 71 and 750 will get me into the ball park with a new 50/110
Anyone else out the thinking about this can call him at 817-465-7338
but since hes in the middle of moving you might want to wait
the full convertion with everthing runs about 2990.00 hes going to try and get his web site back up in a few days also

Anyway thx to KEV and ever one else thats helped me on finding the right guy and the right gun to make this happen.
and a big thanks to the people that run this form for taking in all of us
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[QUOTE=martin t potts]If your out there KEV i just got off the phone with Daved Clay.
Hes moving out of his shop right now but will be set back up again
in about 30 day

Yup, I think Kev must be some sort of important guy because he got his 50-110 in about a year. He must be a writer or something!
Unfortunately, I got stuck on the back burner (with other folks) because of Clay's untimely move and his being real busy. I've waited for more than two years and have not gotten mine yet. I hope I don't die before I get to shoot it. I also hope that if Clay reads this he doesn't get mad at me and put my project off even longer. This would be my first "custom" gun, and I'm just not used to waiting. From what I hear from other customers, it will be worth the wait! Mine is being built for black powder shooting and is on a Win '86. If I remember right, its gonna be a "baby carbine" type with 1/2 mag, 24 inch barrel, and receiver peeps. I've had the reloading dies, brass, molds, etc. for over 23 months already, in anticipation.

BOOOOOM!!!

boreal
I take it your guns already at clays place and your just waiting for him to finsh it ?
i am going to use a browning and go the full meal deal on mine
as i was plaining on using it for a big five hunt next year.alone with my GS 45/70 if its going to be a really long time i will rethink having him do it

Martin,
Yes, I gave him money, he bought the gun and is working on it. Its my understanding that he got hung up with other important work like building a shop and probably other contracts (glove-loop levers for Brownels?).
I'm just the impatient type. I've emailed back and forth with other very satisfied customers of his, so I'm just waiting, impatiently. I wanted to use it for bear hunting the last two years and a moose hunt last year that I had to cancel anyway. Lucky I got lotsa other guns! :)

One thing I've found is that the gunsmithing calendar year is similar to dog years! :D

At least it seems that way when you have a project going that you are really forward to. DRC does great work from what I've seen and I'm sure you will be pleased when you get the final product. Does take a while though...

I had a Winchester 1895 wildcatted and customized (by a different 'smith) a couple of years ago. What was supposed to 8 or 9 months turned into about 1 3/4 years. It was well worth the wait though.