still puttering, and playing with lever guns

hfcable · Post by **hfcable** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 4:58 pm

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

my overall favorite rifle caliber 45/70

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

in company with appropriate [ more or less anyway ] accoutrements

claybob86 · Post by **claybob86** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 5:06 pm

What's the make/model of that rifle? I want it!

hfcable · Post by **hfcable** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 5:27 pm

claybob86 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2020 5:06 pm What's the make/model of that rifle? I want it!

Bullard model 1886, large frame model

they are pretty hard to find.

claybob86 · Post by **claybob86** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 6:03 pm

Must be, I don't think I've ever seen one.

piller · Post by **piller** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:08 am

Nice!

ollogger · Post by **ollogger** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 5:39 pm

Awesome guns to be puttering around with!!

Thanks for the view!!

Brad

Bill in Oregon · Post by **Bill in Oregon** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 7:09 pm

Harold, God bless you and keep puttering! Bullards! Geez!

KWK · Post by **KWK** » 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.

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Fri May 01, 2020 6:42 am

KWK, thanks for the link.. interesting rifles for sure.

hfcable · Post by **hfcable** » Fri May 01, 2020 1:45 pm

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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