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still puttering, and playing with lever guns

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this is one of my absolute favorites. slender and well balanced but still a big rifle. in very good shape for its age.

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my overall favorite rifle caliber 45/70

and its friend is in a favorite caliber too, 45 colt

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in company with appropriate [ more or less anyway ] accoutrements
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What's the make/model of that rifle? I want it! :mrgreen:
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claybob86 wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2020 5:06 pm What's the make/model of that rifle? I want it! :mrgreen:
Bullard model 1886, large frame model

they are pretty hard to find.
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Must be, I don't think I've ever seen one.
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Nice!
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Awesome guns to be puttering around with!!

Thanks for the view!!

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Harold, God bless you and keep puttering! Bullards! Geez! 8)
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What a bizarre lever action!

I knew of the Bullard single shot but didn't realize it was basically a chopped down lever action repeater, the latter having come first. The action locks a bit like a rolling block, with the locking mechanism to the very rear. A long breech bolt goes forward to pick up a cartridge off a Volcanic/Henry/Winchester style carrier. To get the necessary stroke, a double-rack and pinion is used to shuttle the bolt. Interesting beast.
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KWK, thanks for the link.. interesting rifles for sure. :mrgreen:
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KWK wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2020 8:26 pm What a bizarre lever action!

I knew of the Bullard single shot but didn't realize it was basically a chopped down lever action repeater, the latter having come first. The action locks a bit like a rolling block, with the locking mechanism to the very rear. A long breech bolt goes forward to pick up a cartridge off a Volcanic/Henry/Winchester style carrier. To get the necessary stroke, a double-rack and pinion is used to shuttle the bolt. Interesting beast.
thanks, very nice article ! there is a book on the Bullards which I have somewhere ! they really are interesting rifles. have bid on a lot of them at auctions over the years but only successful on this one.
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