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peterson2520ss Full Member Offline Life member 82 Posts: 128 Location: Yakima, WA Joined: Nov 3^rd, 2009	Did Bud Welsh make barrels? Sep 29^th, 2015 at 9:36am	Print Post
	I just won an auction for a Aydt rifle with two barrels. The first is the german 8.15 x46 r. The second is marked Bud Welsh and numbered 011. It is false muzzeled with matching number on the false muzzel and guide starter. Will post pictures after I get the rifle. Det


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40_Rod Frequent Elocutionist Offline Extremism in the persuit of accuracy is not a vice Posts: 4285 Location: Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 20^th, 2004	Re: Did Bud Welsh make barrels? Reply #1 - Sep 29^th, 2015 at 11:04am	Print Post
	Bud had a rifling machine I remember the ad when he sold it. How many barrels and what quality they were is another question. Bud was capable of nice work but I have seen other examples that look like he whacked it out with an axe. His Walker Hepburn conversions were an example some were very good others I would be embarrassed to own. 40 Rod


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Schutzenbob Frequent Elocutionist Offline Rheinisch-Westfälisc hen Sprengstoff-Fabriken Posts: 2215 Location: Nightingale, California Joined: Oct 24^th, 2005	Re: Did Bud Welsh make barrels? Reply #2 - Sep 29^th, 2015 at 12:42pm	Print Post
	I had several rifles with Bud Welsh barrels, I think there must be quite a few out there. I had Bud barrel up an Aydt with a false muzzle barrel, I wanted a 32-40, but it ended up being a 33, as I recall it shot well. Bud made good accurate barrels and molds. I believe the Aydt I had was an Anschutz, if you look on the top of the action there should be an engraved BA for "Bruno Anschutz."
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peterson2520ss Full Member Offline Life member 82 Posts: 128 Location: Yakima, WA Joined: Nov 3^rd, 2009	Re: Did Bud Welsh make barrels? Reply #3 - Sep 29^th, 2015 at 12:50pm	Print Post
	Bob thiis sounds like the same rifle. It came out of california and is a marked as a 33-47. What bullet did you shoot in it? At the time it has both breech seating and muzzle breech loading tools but no bullet mold. Det


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Schutzenbob Frequent Elocutionist Offline Rheinisch-Westfälisc hen Sprengstoff-Fabriken Posts: 2215 Location: Nightingale, California Joined: Oct 24^th, 2005	Re: Did Bud Welsh make barrels? Reply #4 - Sep 29^th, 2015 at 1:12pm	Print Post
	At the time that barrel was made, I think 1980, it had a muzzle starter and mold that came with it, I think the mold was a tapered Pope style.;


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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 7546 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: Did Bud Welsh make barrels? Reply #5 - Sep 29^th, 2015 at 2:27pm	Print Post
	This is a Bud Welch 33 mold that I tried to get off of Ebay but, lost out in the last second. From the picture, I scaled it and made this drawing. Frank

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Tom_Trevor assra life no.71 Oldtimer Offline Tom Trevor Posts: 708 Location: Granada Hills Ca. Joined: Jun 16^th, 2004	Re: Did Bud Welsh make barrels? Reply #6 - Sep 29^th, 2015 at 6:32pm	Print Post
	That rifle just sold by LOCK STOCK and Barrel in Simi Valley Ca. Consignment sales store. Looks like he must have done some good work but the 32-40 mould I bought from him was useless. Looked like it was cut with a dull tool after a tough night.


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Online deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12071 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Did Bud Welsh make barrels? Reply #7 - Sep 30^th, 2015 at 12:09am	Print Post
	Bud Welsh, "nipple snappers". I shot some high OH scores with these little babies. They make a snapple sound when they go through the target. Joe.

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Schutzenbob Frequent Elocutionist Offline Rheinisch-Westfälisc hen Sprengstoff-Fabriken Posts: 2215 Location: Nightingale, California Joined: Oct 24^th, 2005	Re: Did Bud Welsh make barrels? Reply #8 - Sep 30^th, 2015 at 1:13pm	Print Post
	It's interesting to see this stuff after so many years, here's a pic of the original mold that I found on the net;
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Schutzenbob Frequent Elocutionist Offline Rheinisch-Westfälisc hen Sprengstoff-Fabriken Posts: 2215 Location: Nightingale, California Joined: Oct 24^th, 2005	Re: Did Bud Welsh make barrels? Reply #9 - Sep 30^th, 2015 at 5:25pm	Print Post
	Here's a pic of the rifle;


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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 7546 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: Did Bud Welsh make barrels? Reply #10 - Sep 30^th, 2015 at 7:40pm	Print Post
	Very nice, Bob. I would have had a very, very hard time passing that one on. Frank

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peterson2520ss Full Member Offline Life member 82 Posts: 128 Location: Yakima, WA Joined: Nov 3^rd, 2009	Re: Did Bud Welsh make barrels? Reply #11 - Sep 30^th, 2015 at 8:56pm	Print Post
	Bob thank you for posting the picture. Did you ever shoot it as a muzzle-breech loader with black powder? Det


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