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Retreever Full Member Offline Posts: 198 Joined: Mar 21^st, 2020	Reproduction Rolling Blocks Jun 25^th, 2022 at 9:40am	Print Post
	Are there any North American companies building rolling blocks? Links to wen sites would be appreciated , otherwise whatever contact info you have. TIA, Retreever


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cheatin_charlie Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 370 Location: ohio Joined: Jan 10^th, 2009	Re: Reproduction Rolling Blocks Reply #1 - Jun 26^th, 2022 at 7:10am	Print Post
	There are these. Never saw one in person. Made in Indiana. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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KFW Oldtimer Offline Posts: 573 Location: Powell Wy. Joined: Dec 18^th, 2016	Re: Reproduction Rolling Blocks Reply #2 - Jun 26^th, 2022 at 10:18am	Print Post
	Wow Tippman's rendition is pure ugly!


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MrTipUp Frequent Elocutionist Offline Quality is to a product what character is to a man Posts: 1337 Location: Indiana Joined: Feb 19^th, 2020	Re: Reproduction Rolling Blocks Reply #3 - Jun 26^th, 2022 at 10:25am	Print Post
	The Tippmanns are much improved in looks from the first ones - prototypes? - of several years ago. But while I live in south central Indiana, I have never actually seen one, don't know anyone who has, and in my opinion $899 and $999 are high prices for boringly basic machine-made rifles with a choice of three calibers being their only option (it's the .45-70 that's $100 more). On the other hand, if paying at least $7,000 for one of their 9 mm Gatling guns seems reasonable, the rifles likely seem reasonably priced, maybe even cheap. Bill Lawrence


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16702 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Reproduction Rolling Blocks Reply #4 - Jun 26^th, 2022 at 1:53pm	Print Post
	Tipmann Rollers are not only butt ugly, but they are not the same internally in design. If they were half as much I'd still not own one just based on how homely they are.

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KWK Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 412 Location: USA Joined: Jul 12^th, 2004	Re: Reproduction Rolling Blocks Reply #5 - Jun 27^th, 2022 at 1:10am	Print Post
	Rodney Storie, who posts here, might have castings for the No.1 rolling block. One would then have to find a gunsmith to build a rifle from this; I'm sure one is out there.

	Karl
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rodneys Oldtimer Offline Posts: 694 Location: Central Oklahoma Joined: Mar 2^nd, 2015	Re: Reproduction Rolling Blocks Reply #6 - Jun 27^th, 2022 at 8:12am	Print Post
	Yes I do it is the late model sporting frame with your choice of pistol grip or straight grip. I have the butt plates and fore arm tips also.


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Retreever Full Member Offline Posts: 198 Joined: Mar 21^st, 2020	Re: Reproduction Rolling Blocks Reply #7 - Jun 27^th, 2022 at 9:31am	Print Post
	rodneys wrote on Jun 27^th, 2022 at 8:12am: Yes I do it is the late model sporting frame with your choice of pistol grip or straight grip. I have the butt plates and fore arm tips also. I sent you a PM. Retreever


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ISS Oldtimer Offline Posts: 570 Joined: Feb 24^th, 2013	Re: Reproduction Rolling Blocks Reply #8 - Aug 2^nd, 2022 at 11:30pm	Print Post
	It would take a DST option for me to buy a Roller. Nice rifles, just not my cup of tea... Rich


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Redrighthand Full Member Offline Posts: 204 Location: New Liberty Iowa Joined: Jan 24^th, 2021	Re: Reproduction Rolling Blocks Reply #9 - Aug 3^rd, 2022 at 8:56am	Print Post
	KFW wrote on Jun 26^th, 2022 at 10:18am: Wow Tippman's rendition is pure ugly! All rollers are pretty ugly. Nicest one I ever had was a higher end one from Lone star. At least it had nice wood and checkering to distract the eye from those clunky actions.

	Mike Brooks
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art_ruggiero Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1150 Location: CT Joined: Dec 14^th, 2008	Re: Reproduction Rolling Blocks Reply #10 - Aug 3^rd, 2022 at 9:17am	Print Post
	rollers are sleek and simple very accurate get john king to build you one art


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Oldman1950 Full Member Offline Posts: 240 Location: Virginia Joined: Feb 8^th, 2014	Re: Reproduction Rolling Blocks Reply #11 - Aug 3^rd, 2022 at 3:19pm	Print Post
	I have one made by Hardcastle Machine. The highest quality. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16702 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Reproduction Rolling Blocks Reply #12 - Aug 4^th, 2022 at 12:09pm	Print Post
	ISS wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2022 at 11:30pm: It would take a DST option for me to buy a Roller. Nice rifles, just not my cup of tea... Rich Rolling blocks had SST that work extremely well, and stay set too. I've got a couple originals with SST that I love shooting as much as any of my DST singles. I think a Rolling Block Sporting Rifle, (especially a pistol grip version!) are beautiful guns. The actions are one of the simplest, and sturdiest actions ever designed, and the vast number that have seen close 150 years of tough use, and shoot well still is proof of their design. I've never been a fan of original military rifles of any kind, and same goes for military Rollers. But a nice Sporting Roller is wonderful to my eyes.

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MrTipUp Frequent Elocutionist Offline Quality is to a product what character is to a man Posts: 1337 Location: Indiana Joined: Feb 19^th, 2020	Re: Reproduction Rolling Blocks Reply #13 - Aug 4^th, 2022 at 3:35pm	Print Post
	Ballards are beautiful, the Big Hammer Sharps is storied, but the early No. 2 Rolling Blocks and the No. 1 sporters and target grade rifles, are very worthy rifles mechanically and aesthetically from any viewpoint. Bill Lawrence


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Cbashooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1586 Location: Eastern Wa. Joined: Mar 31^st, 2018	Re: Reproduction Rolling Blocks Reply #14 - Aug 4^th, 2022 at 4:06pm	Print Post
	I had a beautiful single set trigger roller redone by Verl Sigman in 38-50 Remington Hepburn. Just a wonderful rifle another member here owns now. The trigger was perfectly reliable and light.


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