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Thanks! Schoyen's molds and tools are much tougher to find than Pope's molds or tools!

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Famed custom barrel and gun maker George C. Schoyen also made molds specific for barrels if customers wanted one. He used either brand new Ideal molds with integral handles, or used Ideal molds. All his chambers were brass, so he milled out whatever chamber was in the mold blocks and then installed ...

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I've owned a cheap lathe/mill combo for about 30 years, and I use it occasionally for small projects. I'd use it more if it had two changes I'd like. First an automatic feed so it could cut threads, and second a larger bore through the head stock to allow longer and larger metal stock to be worked. ...

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Sold two of my old Rolling Blocks in the last couple weeks. One went to the son of a guy I knew, and the other to a friend. Both were happy to get them, and I was happy they went to good homes.

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Too bad to have pretty wood go hidden.

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Site was acting up again yesterday for me. Couldn't open some posts, or make a reply. Eventually couldn't even get on the site.

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The seller of this Peterson scope told me "the crosshairs aren't centered in the scope". So yesterday I decided to see if I could unstick the adjustment rings. I clamped the tube in my padded vise jaws and wrapped the locking ring with a piece of rubber innertube so I wouldn't leave marks ...

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That came out great!

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Standard sscope base spacing is 7.2" for 1/4" clicks, or 10.5 for 1/8" click adjustments. Anything else will work, but you need to learn what your spacing does for your rifle and mounts. I've never owned a Hi Lux Malcolm so not sure if their scope mount adheres to what all other targe...

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Hey Fellers, I would offer one more option on why. I'm certainly not a gunsmith but I personally have torn down both the 92 and the 94 honing rough parts, replacing broken firing pins, ECT. I'm very fond of my mod 86 BUT I would not attempt to do the same to it for several reasons, look at the part...

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Fred Wells of the Wells Gun Shop in Arizona said the Pattern 14/17 Enfield action was the strongest bolt action rifle ever made. He bought as many rifles and actions as he could find to build his famous .500 Wells Magnum custom rifles. My old neighbor worked at Wells decades ago and had one that he ...

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The AW Peterson rifle scope arrived today! It's a bit worn externally, but I knew that already. Has the side mount at the rear, and dovetail front mount. Peterson's scopes adjusted internally in this era and didn't need adjustable external style scope mounts. Very advanced for the era he produced th...

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A 86/92 action scaled to the 30WCF family of cartridges wouldn't be much smaller than an 86 due to the length of the cartridge (perhaps it could be made slightly narrower but the length wouldnt change). The 94 got real rifle cartridges in an action about the same size as a 92. Having the works drop...

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I use my Caldwell Rock a lot for bench shooting when I'm testing loads for accuracy, or just punching paper off the bench. It's simply a front rest, and I have a rear leather sandbag rest for to fit underneath the buttstock. Nothing behind the buttplate to restrict recoil, and if it's a rifle with s...

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Too soon to tell you Scott, but my traveling partner bought that exact same Ruger at the CGCA show recently, and is making up ammo for it and a Ruger Super Blackhawk he bought just a week previous to the Ruger. Once he's got it shooting I'll let you know. I think it's likely a very mild cartridge in...

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7.0 grs. of Red Dot with 5/8 oz. of shot was always my favorite for the .410 shotguns.

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My copy came in. Nice book for $14. I'm in the hunting section and he's talking about 32-40 loaded with duplex black ... 2F in the bottom and something called Curtis & Harvey up top. I wish the pictures were in color. I can't imagine what those rifles looked like back when this book was done. P...

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Any rifle rest that supports the rear of the rifle behind the buttplate can cause stock damage if the rifle has much recoil. It doesn't givie like your shoulder gives, so eventually the stock will crack, or the mounting points will work loose.

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I've got lots of detachable magazines, and tube magazines that remain loaded for too many years to recall. Never had any cycling issues with any of them yet.

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Most of the old round ball molds had no sprue plate to cut off the sprues. And often they were one cavity, but blocks were large enough that people often had one or two more cavities cut in them for other firearms they owned. I have an old Remington mold for the .44-77 430 grain bullet that someone ...

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Seems OK today, but it comes and goes.

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Yes, that's what I read , 1 year is a short span ! To think you have one from that year is really something! Fortunately I got 400 pcs. of RMC lathe turned .44-100 brass with the gun, along with an Old West paper patch mold, and C&H4D die set. Not sure I'd have bought it if I hadn't gotten ever...

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Yesterday I was locked out again, and logged out also, even though I never logout. Tried logging in, but site didn't work. Back to normal today after logging back in again.

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That's a start ! :D I wasn't familiar with the 44-100, had to look it up. I don't think it will become very popular. Marlin chambered their Ballard rifles in .44-100 in 1875-76, and in 1876 replaced it with their .45-100 cartridge. So it was a very short lived cartridge. It can be easily made from ...

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That is one of those things that us gun folks deal with. In your case 250 bucks for a one time use is just has to be swallowed, choking the whole way. I highly doubt you'll find the 44-100 on one of the rental sites. You're right Gunny about nobody having one. But since my Ballard #7 is wall hanger...

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Forget everything about this auction! A friend of mine contacted the auction company and bought every bit of this brass! He's planning to inventory and bag or box it all to resell. Not sure what he paid for the whole bunch, but knowing Dave he's a shrewd negotiator.

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Sorry to hear about his stroke, don't wish that on anyone. Hopefully he can find the 44-100 reamer for you. I sure hope so! I've owned the #7 Long-Range for a very long time, and got a huge supply of RMC lathe turned brass, dies, and paper patch mold with it. But when I received it I found a bulged...

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Those Savage semiautos are all tough to find, and great handguns! A .32ACP is fun one to shoot!

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Another vote for ruffed vs. blue grouse, but I much prefer chukar and quail. We are absolutely overrun with Gambel's quail down here this spring in our drought-stricken desertlands. Handsome rascals. https://i.postimg.cc/jwcRbx3b/IMG-9559.jpg I love quail, but darn it takes a lot of them to make a ...

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He told me he has a reamer and fix for my .44-100 Ballard also, but when he contacted me about the forearm he sent pictures of his .28-30 reamer, not a .44-100, so waiting to see what the outcome will be? I hope he has the .44-100 reamer as I need to clean up my chamber after fixing it.

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out here we have all of them, and our Chukar are technically Chukar Partridge, but we just call them chukar. I've not hunted pheasant much, but lots of chukar, quail, and riffed grouse. Tried blue grouse some, butt they eat a lot of pine here and taste like pine needles.

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Got an email from the Ballard seller this morning with pictures of a nice forearm with horn tip he had almost finished before his stroke left his right arm somewhat less than perfect. So looks like I may have a forearm also for the Ballard. Just need to put finish on it and checker it.

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Had no luck getting on the site May 19th. Just never opened, no matter how long I waited. But the next day it worked again.

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Thu May 22, 2025 4:36 am That was my thinking too. Better ways to get to a PG stock but that would work.

Checked good old Fleabay yesterday and someone had just listed a Model 12 buttstock with through bolt for $70 or best offer. I offered $60 and got it, so it was an easy fix!

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That Ballard is a real pretty thing! I'm scratching my head trying to figure out why that model 12 stock is cut like that... Gunny I too wondered, and came to the conclusion someone wanted a 12A pistol gripped stock, so they cut it there to put in a filler block they could shape to pistol grip. I c...

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Some of my CGCA finds. Ballard with missing forearm that was too cheap. https://i.imgur.com/b2S7RJfl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/XcCMoSgl.jpg The hole in the receiver is for the Schoyen takedown pin. The .45-70 barrel is coming off and a spare Schoyen full round barrel in .40-50SS is going on this rifle...

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Hmmm. Wondering what simply astonishing, rare Ballard will fall into Vall's hands at this show ... 8) You must be psychic Bill! Just got home yesterday after two very long driving days each direction! The show was fantastic, and got together with numerous old friends, plus met some new folks who I'...

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.32-20 is one of my favorite cartridges! Mainly just for shooting at targets as I've never used mine to hunt anything. I own a Remington #2 Roller, and Ballard #2 in .32-20. Also a couple SAA replicas in it, and just picked up an early S&W Hand Ejector recently in .32-20!

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The CGCA collector gun show is this coming weekend in Greeley, Co. at the Island Event Center. Over 800 tables of strictly C&R or Antique firearms. Always a wonderful show, with lots of great firearms displays. We're heading out Wed. morning driving two days to be there for setup Thu. afternoon....

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I wonder if there are any markings on the barrel, or anywhere that would add provenance to this gun to confirm the Marlin connection?

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Track of the Wolf has the Roberts book for $14. Best price around! https://www.trackofthewolf.com/categories/partdetail.aspx/273/1/book-mnrsr It's a wonderful book, well worth the price, but doesn't go into personal history deeply for any of the many makers Roberts mentions in it. Just to list those...

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Another great Ned Roberts book edited by Kelvar after Ned passed is The Schuetzen Rifle. It's still available and cheap from various places. It not only covers the rifles and equipment, but the various men who built them, and of course Roberts personal history with some guns.

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There was a time when shooting competitions, and the men who shot in them, plus the men who built the guns were all held in high regard; very much like people today idolize overpaid football, basketball and baseball players. In 1873 when the Irish challenged the US to try to beat the World champion ...

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Thanks for his story! I sure don't recall ever hearing of him, but as much old gun n shooting books as I've read, his name just never rung a bell! Another very interesting character of the golden years of American Guns! Not surprising that many folks haven't heard of Axel Peterson today, and likely...

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. This guy is one of the ones who goes to the extremes in terms of reloading precision. https://youtu.be/qkqOpLBjBe8 What he says (neck tension in this video) does make sense, and he gets target results that validate it, but for most of us we are not shooting with equipment, skills, or goals where ...

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Loading your ammunition for the rifle in question is certainly the easiest "fix". The issue is when you have 12 rifles chambered for the same cartridge. I'm always concerned about "specially loaded cartridges". Probably isn't an issue with people more organized than myself. :D S...

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First I recall ever hearing of him, but Wow, I'd love go in there, the old gunsmith's-shooters and every aspect between are the most interesting subjects going, amazing & so interesting! Axel W. Peterson has a very long and interesting history in the Denver area. Peterson and Schoyen were both ...

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ywaltzucanrknrl wrote: ↑Tue May 06, 2025 9:58 am Well, that is beautiful! Great wood.

Thanks. That's a modern clone of the old Marlin Ballard. That's a Cody Ballard Schoyen model in .22LR with a Badger barrel. Only non Marlin Ballard I own.=, but they sure built them nicely while in business.

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Excess headspace can indeed cause accuracy issues, but it's not hard to deal with it and not have any gunsmithing done to the rifle also. Especially true for bottleneck cases like the .30-30 mentioned. If you full length size after every firing the excess headspace will be an issue all the time. But...

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Nice scope, any plans to put it on a rifle? Yes, but that depends on what I end up doing for mounts. I wont be completing this deal until I return from the CGCA show in Greeley, Co. on the 19th, and then I'll know more about what's missing. The existing mounts appear to have been for the left side ...

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