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marlinguy
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Ballard surprise
Dec 9th, 2006 at 6:40pm
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Imagine my surprise! I bought a Ballard #2 Hunter in .38 Long that looked like it was a bare receiver in the pictures. When it came this week I opened the box to find a early JM Marlin #2 that is all nickled, except the barrel! 
Here I thought I got a project that needed some TLC for a cheap price, only to find out it was a variation I didn't have! It's not perfect, but it's got a beautiful bore, solid wood, and plenty of barrel blue.  All original nickle, and original sights too!
Guess I'll load up some round balls in .38 cases, and give her a little range time! Wink

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Reply #1 - Dec 9th, 2006 at 6:43pm
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Congratulations on a super find.  Just remember how well you came, in case the next deal does not turn out quite so well.

Brent

  
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Reply #2 - Dec 9th, 2006 at 11:23pm
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I hope you're not right Brent! I've got another gun coming around Christmas, and I really don't want it to be a lemon!! Wink
  
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Reply #3 - Dec 10th, 2006 at 1:14am
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Marlinguy:

What you need is a good #2 in .32rf with original target sights.

Glenn
  
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Reply #4 - Dec 10th, 2006 at 10:20am
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Very nice, I'm jealous!  It seems surprisingly hard to find complete original Marlin Ballards, more so than with other makes.  At least it is for me.
  
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Reply #5 - Dec 10th, 2006 at 5:35pm
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hst wrote on Dec 10th, 2006 at 1:14am:
Marlinguy:

What you need is a good #2 in .32rf with original target sights.

Glenn


Looked in the safe, and darn if there isn't a #2 in there with DST, and target sights already! And it's a .32 Long! Wink
  
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Reply #6 - Dec 10th, 2006 at 5:38pm
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Very nice, I'm jealous!  It seems surprisingly hard to find complete original Marlin Ballards, more so than with other makes.  At least it is for me.


I don't seem to have any problem finding #2's. I found a #2 in .38 Long, with DST at Reno last month, and a #2 in .44 Ballard XL last year. They're still reasonably priced, and mostly extremely nice guns that I've found. This one (the fourth) is the lowest condition of the four #2's I own. 
I've had my eye on a special order delxue #2 that a friend has, but I don't think he's gonna cut loose of it any time soon!
  
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