I was looking for a picture of this rifle ,to get ideas for a future build. I saw the picture some where and I can not find it again.
Here is hoping that some one has the rifle.?

A 25# Roller definitely caught my interest. Looking forward to seeing it.

Flatlander

Holy cow! That barrel is so large it makes the #1 action look like a #4 Rolling Block!! Unusual stock design for a benchrest gun!

Not a big fan of the way the upper tang was bent down. I prefer Remington's version where upper tang stayed straight, and lower was curved to make a pistol grip. 
This is one I'm working on presently. A military .43 Spanish that I swapped in a new style Remington Rolling Block lower tang and stock to:

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cdnrokon wrote on Apr 22^nd, 2017 at 2:34pm:


Well it will be a .40 caliber, as I have a GM 1:16" twist .40 cal. barrel. Either .40-70SS or .40-65 Win., with a 34" #3.5 barrel.

I have had quite a few single shots over the years ,Ballard,high walls rollers, but nothing ever like this.I wanted something different and was shopping for a big barrel for a percussion build.
I came across this one in 32/40 and I did not want to change it into a percussion barrel.This is why I will build it back into a cartridge rifle . I will garintee that it is the only one in my neck of the woods.

Barry Darr built a 32-40 with a 3 inch diameter barrel and it was up for sale a few years back but someone bored out the barrel and it ended up being a 40 cal if memory serves right and they completely destroyed its collector value. I believe Bud Welch was the one who found the need to ruin it.

JLouis

I have a B.W.Darr barrel on an old English Martini action. It is a 32-40 and it is a jewel.

John, are you sure Barry Darr goes as "old7groove" on here? The last time he answered a question on this forum he answered it under the name "7groove "
There is a person who goes by "old7groove", and I sent him a question eons ago about Darr barrels and never got a response. If both are Barry, then he isn't responding to any PM on the "old7groove" name.

The largest barrel I made was a 32-40 four inch diameter, 30 inches long weighing 105 lbs. fitted to a FBW action, the completed rifle tipped the scales at 115 lbs. Problem with a barrel of this size and weight is the inability to quickly hold off for conditions. I later milled the barrel to 3.625 octagon before selling it to someone who just couldn't live without it. It was later rebored to 45-70 by another barrelmaker. 

Val - let me know what questions you may have of my barrels.
7~

Who is making big barrels like this ? Ie where can I get one ?

Zack T wrote on Apr 24^th, 2017 at 12:22pm:


Shiloh makes 25lb barrels, but you will likely have to buy the whole rifle to get one 

Chris.

Jeff does that also hold true fore those not considered to meet the Traditional rules. The reason I ask is I can't remember the size of 40 Rod's Big Dog rifle barrel and I am just to damn lazy to go and look.

JLouis

John built the "Big Dog" to be "legal" for ASSRA competition. But whether he was attempting to meet the "traditional" classification standards or not I don't recall---it might have been in a .32 short variation. 
Corky Taylor also built a heavy bench SS for ASSRA competition. I don't know if he ever completely finished it before he moved to FL, some years back. I think he had it at the range the last time I saw him there, but was still working on load development. 
  As I recall it was built in a wildcat cartridge a 44 mag tapered down to 357.  sort of like a 38 cal version of a 32 Miller Short.