KWK,    I am associated with Steve Earle. I talked him into getting started with the Wesson about a year and a half back.  He has gone thru those first (4) initial actions and has made a second run of 40 actions (all of which have been purchased). Steve is presently assembling actions from the available parts and won't be available for this project for quite a while as he is somewhat backordered. Once the demand for the Wesson slows down, we have discussed offering an improved Ballard action. This action will be built with much tighter tolerances, have a solid breechblock, P.G. action and a Mann-Neidner firing pin bushing. We also plan on offering it with a Pope , ball and spur and, three finger loop lever.     Ken

Singleshotman ---  brainf**t.   You will, see the Hepburn action you helped produce on the cover of the next "Journal" along with its development story.    Ken

KWK,   there were many Ballards made with the P.G. action (refer to John Dutchers book) .  Also, I forgot to add that the solid breechblock would have an access panel that would be machined with a 3-5 degree draft . This draft would allow the access plate to fall away from breechblock once the screws were removed. I'm sorry to say that this action isn't programed yet & won't be started until the orders for the Wesson slow down. I'll keep all posted.   Ken

Gentleman - Has anyone considered the other problem with
making actions  ? You know, that little issue of 'making a firearm' and the federal forms/taxes required ?  Steve Earle
I believe is a "manufacturer". He can 'make' and sell actions.
I believe that doesn't apply to the rest of us.
As for our brothers in arms down under, I don't know what
laws would apply to making a firearm, but in the US, the BATF
doesn't care about our law abiding nature; and they'll happily
come down on an unlawfully made singleshot the same as 
making your own Thompson reciever (maybe you wanted to
reproduce the Model 1927 semi-auto) maybe, ,,
I think that the BATF pre-approval and payment of the tax
and serializing of the action would be required - before the
action was completed. 
I'am not a lawyer - I have a personal sense of honor - and I
am not working for BATF. I just thought about this when my
Borchardt project got started and since I didn't follow it thru,
I never got to the point of working out this last  part.

for what it's worth, i was informed by bud smith, the owner of tools international, that it's entirely legal to make your own rifle-the problem only arises if you wish to sell it-then you have problems. Re: pevoious questions: I didn't know there are remington rolling block pistol drawings in existance. I also believe that the same molds are used in the present as in the previous castings, believe me it's a lot of trouble to make new patterns-even if it's a wax casting.

Does anyone know of someone offering a 1885 High Wall action in machined parts/kit form like those of the mentioned Hepburn?

Are the Tools International drawings still available for $10?

Does Frontier Armory offer drawings and if so how much are they?

AC

In reference to the Hepburn, has anyone done the Hepburn casting kit in a Walker type of action?