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ballardhepburnmich ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 598 Location: Scotts,mi. Joined: May 20^th, 2015	Ballard questions May 5^th, 2020 at 12:26am	Print Post
	Did marlin make any Ballard rifles in .46 ex long ? If so were they cast or forged? Did Ball and Williams, Brown, Merrimac produce any any forged frames? Thank you for any answers, Lee Gibbs Pres.ASSRA


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15771 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Ballard questions Reply #1 - May 5^th, 2020 at 12:57pm	Print Post
	I've never seen one myself in .46 RF? Marlin did assemble the first Ballards from Brown Mfg. parts that had the external manual extractor of the Brown before John Marlin invented the automatic extractor system. But those first Ballard rifles referred to as the Model 0 by some were all .44RF Long or .44CF Long. I've personally avoided pre Marlin Ballard rifles, so not as familiar with those. But haven't heard of any that were forged actions either? But try not to say never, or end up eating crow maybe.

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rustyrelx Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 474 Location: Wallace Idaho Joined: Oct 9^th, 2007	Re: Ballard questions Reply #2 - May 5^th, 2020 at 1:22pm	Print Post
	only 46rf I have ever seen was in a rolling block short range


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ballardhepburnmich ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 598 Location: Scotts,mi. Joined: May 20^th, 2015	Re: Ballard questions Reply #3 - May 5^th, 2020 at 9:59pm	Print Post
	I've got a early Ballard military carbine in. 46 extra long. Lee Gibbs Pres.ASSRA


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15771 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Ballard questions Reply #4 - May 6^th, 2020 at 10:45am	Print Post
	I've owned a couple pre-Marlin Ballard rifles that were in .46 RF. They're fairly common in the later Ballards built after 1865. R. Ball, Ball & Williams, Merrimack, and Brown all built Ballard rifles and carbines in .46 RF. But previous to 1865 none of those makers offered the .46 RF chambering. There's one for sale here right now in .46 by Life75.
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powderman Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 313 Location: British Columbia Joined: Feb 26^th, 2005	Re: Ballard questions Reply #5 - May 8^th, 2020 at 4:28pm	Print Post
	ballardhepburnmich wrote on May 5^th, 2020 at 9:59pm: I've got a early Ballard military carbine in. 46 extra long. Lee Gibbs Pres.ASSRA I think you have a pretty rare bird if your rifle will chamber a .46 Extra Long cartridge. I have a R' Ball No. 46 Sporting Rifle I thought was a 46 Extra Long when I looked at the chamber. A .46 Extra Long would not chamber. a .46 Long would. I was talking to Merv Jones, a long time cartridge dealer, who mentioned he had never come across a gun that would chamber a .46 Extra Long. Regards


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