Story time: Proud new owner of No.4 Long Branch

[madcratebuilder]

Mine has a 5 groove barrel, though from what I have read, some post 1950 LB No.4s were made with 6 groove barrels. My wood is some variety of Walnut and from the ones I have seen it looks like LB stuck with Walnut though the end of production. If memory serves 1956 was the last year of production at LB.
I will try with some pics, but can make no guarantees while. I can take a decent picture my computer skills are not the greatest.

I have seen a few LB's dressed in Maple, they look good.

[Sht_LE]

I don't mind corrosive ammo, have shot lots and lots of it in the past 25 or so years. Lots of good hot water down the pipe followed by a good cleaning with Ed's Red seems to do the trick. Though I always go back and clean it again a couple three days latter just to be on the safe side.