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GT Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2028 Location: Northeast Wyoming Joined: Jun 28^th, 2015	Do Ballards really add 10 years to your life? Feb 23^rd, 2019 at 7:27pm	Print Post
	I heard this in a recent post! If it's true, and each Ballard adds ten years there's a few on here that will live for a couple centuries... At the rate I'm going I should make it past the century mark as long as the proverbial "beer" truck doesn't run me over. Added a couple pictures, the Ballard at the bottom of the picture is most current project. It was and is going to remain a 22, picked it up - action only- needing springs and all the screws - made some progress today. Sights are undecided yet but I started another front like the WR discussed recently. The barrel is an new experiment for me, rather than the norm, lining an old barrel with 22, I turned one to fit inside a Damascus barrel off a 12 gage. Got the inside coated with Shellac and when it cures out I'll see how the Damascus "pops". Wood is coming but it's a ways out.

	"To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk" T. A. Edison "The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right" M.T.
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rodneys Oldtimer Offline Posts: 671 Location: Central Oklahoma Joined: Mar 2^nd, 2015	Re: Do Ballards really add 10 years to your life? Reply #1 - Feb 23^rd, 2019 at 7:44pm	Print Post
	That is a cool idea on the Damascus barrel. Love your projects.


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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10625 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: Do Ballards really add 10 years to your life? Reply #2 - Feb 23^rd, 2019 at 7:57pm	Print Post
	The Ballard might add Ten but a Steven's a Hi Wall and a Borchardt will add Twenty or more. Nice projects and thanks for sharing?

	" It Is Better To Now Have Been A Has Been Than A Never Was Or A Wanna Be "
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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3537 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Do Ballards really add 10 years to your life? Reply #3 - Feb 23^rd, 2019 at 8:12pm	Print Post
	Ballards may add ten years, Borchardt may or may not add twenty, but a Winchester will keep you young forever. I sure hope that barrel comes out the way you plan. Can't wait to see this one!


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Chuckster Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2223 Location: Colorado Joined: May 15^th, 2008	Re: Do Ballards really add 10 years to your life? Reply #4 - Feb 23^rd, 2019 at 10:57pm	Print Post
	Has anyone seen what appears to be metal nose caps on those Ballard's? My Ballard has cost me ten years. Third barrel, two homemade, BRC. 38-35, 32-40. All do about 1 1/2" at 100 yards. Will keep at it. Other rifles do better. Chuck


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GT Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2028 Location: Northeast Wyoming Joined: Jun 28^th, 2015	Re: Do Ballards really add 10 years to your life? Reply #5 - Feb 24^th, 2019 at 1:55am	Print Post
	Chuck, The ones with metal caps are both Merwin and Bray Ballards - manual extractors too. One I lined to a 22rf and made an extractor to fit, shoots fairly well - they all come at a cost They all have a unique feel, I like Ballards, but I have a soft spot for Winchesters, but then there's a Hepburn, and the list keeps going...

	"To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk" T. A. Edison "The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right" M.T.
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rodneys Oldtimer Offline Posts: 671 Location: Central Oklahoma Joined: Mar 2^nd, 2015	Re: Do Ballards really add 10 years to your life? Reply #6 - Feb 24^th, 2019 at 7:37am	Print Post
	That is my struggle I like them all. I don’t know about adding years to your life but definitely add interest to your years, which is just as good.


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Chuckster Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2223 Location: Colorado Joined: May 15^th, 2008	Re: Do Ballards really add 10 years to your life? Reply #7 - Feb 24^th, 2019 at 9:51am	Print Post
	Thanks, Greg. Had not noticed the metal nose caps before. Learned something. Chuck


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.22Hepburn Oldtimer Offline Posts: 803 Location: Pennsylvania Joined: Feb 18^th, 2008	Re: Do Ballards really add 10 years to your life? Reply #8 - Feb 24^th, 2019 at 10:38am	Print Post
	Since I'm now good for another 100 years, I'll have to change my will.


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Schutzenbob Frequent Elocutionist Offline Rheinisch-Westfälisc hen Sprengstoff-Fabriken Posts: 2033 Location: Nightingale, California Joined: Oct 24^th, 2005	Re: Do Ballards really add 10 years to your life? Reply #9 - Feb 24^th, 2019 at 3:46pm	Print Post
	Yes....everything I am today, I owe to Ballard Rifles;


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GT Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2028 Location: Northeast Wyoming Joined: Jun 28^th, 2015	Re: Do Ballards really add 10 years to your life? Reply #10 - Feb 24^th, 2019 at 5:10pm	Print Post
	"Yes....everything I am today, I owe to Ballard Rifles;" Got a chuckle out of that. Couldn't come up with a tub that didn't require a lot of solution, a walk around Homodepot a thought came to me... a quick solution tub... Here's results...

	"To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk" T. A. Edison "The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right" M.T.
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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3537 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Do Ballards really add 10 years to your life? Reply #11 - Feb 24^th, 2019 at 6:02pm	Print Post
	Now, that barrel is going to get some comments. Bravo! (Can't you hear them now, saying, ' step away, those old damascus tubes always blow up?.) I'd love to watch it go down.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15994 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Do Ballards really add 10 years to your life? Reply #12 - Feb 24^th, 2019 at 6:32pm	Print Post
	I use PVC pipe also for soaking barrels, or applying solution to barrels. I like the idea of more PVC as a stand under the PVC tube. Have to add that to mine. Almost all pre-Marlin Ballard rifles had metal forearm caps, unless they were a carbine or military stock.

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GT Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2028 Location: Northeast Wyoming Joined: Jun 28^th, 2015	Re: Do Ballards really add 10 years to your life? Reply #13 - Feb 24^th, 2019 at 7:58pm	Print Post
	calledflyer wrote on Feb 24^th, 2019 at 6:02pm: Now, that barrel is going to get some comments. Bravo! (Can't you hear them now, saying, ' step away, those old damascus tubes always blow up?.) I'd love to watch it go down. That was the first thing Amoretti said when I told him my idea!

	"To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk" T. A. Edison "The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right" M.T.
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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3537 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Do Ballards really add 10 years to your life? Reply #14 - Feb 24^th, 2019 at 8:11pm	Print Post
	I've listened at the range- I know all the railbird wisdom.


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