I was lucky to have the opportunity to pick up a Bullard single shot this weekend at a local gun auction. It's all matching except for the barrel. The receiver is marked 38/55, but the barrel appears to be a 25/20SS, still need to do a chamber casting. It's in very nice condition except that the "smith" that did the re-barrel cut the case head diameter too large and the extractor to small. Cases just slip past the extractor. I can work around the larger head diameter by calling RMC, but the extractor will still be a problem. Can someone with an original please provide me with photos or a drawing of the extractor and rim engagement? I think I may be able to duplicate the extractor with the limited tooling I have, the extractor cut at the chamber does scare me a little though. This isn't the traditional take down version of the Bullard, but it does have a takedown screw below the receiver ring, think Stevens, that allows the barrel to be screwed out of the receiver.

Thanks for any assistance.
Mike

If it's not an adjustment issue, would it be possible to build it up via welding and re-cut it? I'm not quite sure how it's done but I've seen it on a few old varmint rifle conversions. I'd bet some of the folks on this board would know how.

Here are few photos of the rifle and the extractor with a case in the chamber.

moshannon wrote on Oct 27^th, 2014 at 4:02pm:

Mike,
Congrats on your great find.
Single shot Bullards in any condition are not common, and yours definitely is in nice condition in spite of the gunsmith slip ups.
I own a takedown and a solid frame, and they both use different extractors.
I will check my solid frame and see how the extractor compares.
GP

Thanks for the suggestion Frank. Looks like it might be possible. Here are a few more photos so you can get a better idea of what I have to work with.

I did a chamber cast, and it is definitely a 25.20 SS. The 28" barrel has a a 1 in 15" twist.
Mike