"New" to me #3 Ballard
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- marlinman93
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"New" to me #3 Ballard
Got a very nice #3 Ballard today. Actually got it a couple weeks ago, but it arrived today!
The #3 Ballards were made in .22 short, long, LR, and .25 Stevens RF. This one is a .25 Stevens, so it wont see much shooting time, as ammo is tough to find!
Anyway it's been very well cared for, and has the std. 24" lightweight octagon barrel, which has a minty bore! Still has nice case colors, and almost perfect bluing and wood!
I "needed" this #3 to fill a hole in the Ballard collection, so I'm really happy to find it!
The #3 Ballards were made in .22 short, long, LR, and .25 Stevens RF. This one is a .25 Stevens, so it wont see much shooting time, as ammo is tough to find!
Anyway it's been very well cared for, and has the std. 24" lightweight octagon barrel, which has a minty bore! Still has nice case colors, and almost perfect bluing and wood!
I "needed" this #3 to fill a hole in the Ballard collection, so I'm really happy to find it!
- marlinman93
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- Old Time Hunter
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- marlinman93
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Here's the whole Ballard family together:
Top to bottom:
#4 Perfection .45-70, 34" heavy half octagon, early Brown Mfg. lever, trigger, buttplate. Midrange sight, globe.
#5 Pacific .45-70, 30" extra heavy full octagon, midrange vernier, Lyman combo.
#9 Union Hill .38-55, 30" half octagon Win. barrel, spl. order #7 wood, long range vernier, globe.
#2 Hunter .38 Long RF/CF, 30" heavy octagon, set triggers, Marbles tang sight.
#2 Hunter .38 Long RF/CF, 30" heavy octagon, nickeled receiver and breecblock, midrange vernier, half globe.
#2 Hunter .44 Ballard Extra Long, heavy 28" octagon, gallery midrange.
#2 Hunter .32 Ballard Extra Long, set triggers, gallery tang sight, Lyman combo.
#2 Hunter .32 Long RF/CF, 26" octagon, midrange gallery, Ballard combo.
#3 Hunter, .25 Stevens, 24" octagon, Marbles tang, Lyman combo.
Plus the Geo. Schoyen .38-55 Schuetzen:
Top to bottom:
#4 Perfection .45-70, 34" heavy half octagon, early Brown Mfg. lever, trigger, buttplate. Midrange sight, globe.
#5 Pacific .45-70, 30" extra heavy full octagon, midrange vernier, Lyman combo.
#9 Union Hill .38-55, 30" half octagon Win. barrel, spl. order #7 wood, long range vernier, globe.
#2 Hunter .38 Long RF/CF, 30" heavy octagon, set triggers, Marbles tang sight.
#2 Hunter .38 Long RF/CF, 30" heavy octagon, nickeled receiver and breecblock, midrange vernier, half globe.
#2 Hunter .44 Ballard Extra Long, heavy 28" octagon, gallery midrange.
#2 Hunter .32 Ballard Extra Long, set triggers, gallery tang sight, Lyman combo.
#2 Hunter .32 Long RF/CF, 26" octagon, midrange gallery, Ballard combo.
#3 Hunter, .25 Stevens, 24" octagon, Marbles tang, Lyman combo.
Plus the Geo. Schoyen .38-55 Schuetzen:
- J Miller
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Vall,
I went to the range today, and in the on site gun shop I found a bag of Remington ("U" head stamp) copper cased 25RF ammo. They are in nice condition and I didn't see any corrosion. No box either. I counted 48 rounds. Could have miss counted though. Shop owner wants $10.00 for them.
If you're interested let me know and I'll see what I can do to get them to you.
Joe
I went to the range today, and in the on site gun shop I found a bag of Remington ("U" head stamp) copper cased 25RF ammo. They are in nice condition and I didn't see any corrosion. No box either. I counted 48 rounds. Could have miss counted though. Shop owner wants $10.00 for them.
If you're interested let me know and I'll see what I can do to get them to you.
Joe
- marlinman93
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Thanks Joe! I'd love to have them! Drop me an email and I'll send you the money for them and shipping ASAP!-Vall
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- marlinman93
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