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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 2657 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! May 20^th, 2023 at 5:52pm	Print Post
	I just couldn't resist this at the gun show today. Nice old #2? with a cast action in .22 LR. All numbers match even the butt plate. The bore is excellent. The rear sight is not an original. It is a Marbles. I have a short tang sight that will fit once I free up the plug screws. The stocks need a bit of work with the forend having a large crack being held by tape inside and there is a small chunk of wood missing at the bottom of the butt plate. Jack

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Old-Win Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1667 Location: Minnesota Joined: Nov 24^th, 2005	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #1 - May 20^th, 2023 at 6:05pm	Print Post
	Boy, you're not just hooked, you're a gut hooked, . Looks like a nice rifle though and you did good.


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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 2657 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #2 - May 20^th, 2023 at 6:32pm	Print Post
	I was expecting a poor bore but it is in excellent condition. I would have passed on it if the bore was bad. I am counting on the fact that each Ballard you buy adds 10 years to your life! Jack

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Online deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11418 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #3 - May 20^th, 2023 at 11:24pm	Print Post
	No screw through the breech block. Is it a #3 Jack? Nice little plinker young man!

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rkba2nd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1898 Location: earth Joined: Feb 16^th, 2009	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #4 - May 20^th, 2023 at 11:26pm	Print Post
	If it is originally a 22, it would be a number 3. The early No 3's were not furrowed on top of the receivers as on the later No 3 rifles. It would have a early serial number. Nifty rifle, and very fortunate it has a good bore, and ten more years to enjoy it.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Online deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11418 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #5 - May 21^st, 2023 at 12:07am	Print Post
	Possibly a native American? Chief Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak?

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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3536 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #6 - May 21^st, 2023 at 10:05am	Print Post
	oh, sh-.-! It may also mean Charles Manson. Send it to me for an exorcism. Send ammo as well.


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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3536 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #7 - May 21^st, 2023 at 2:01pm	Print Post
	well, send it along and I'll see what it does. if it still needs more sanctification, I'll let ya know and you can send something else later.


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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3536 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #8 - May 21^st, 2023 at 6:50pm	Print Post
	if it an unbalanced load, the mule may take a curved set to it's pace. just even out the load with a high wall or so and it'll all come out all right. No need to supply ammo for that one. Unless you'd like to. I will put the mule into a taxi and send it back if you put your credit card in the rifle case.


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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3536 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #9 - May 22^nd, 2023 at 12:33am	Print Post
	well, that's the dems for ya. but, better hope the mule doesn't get any ideas. Uber, huh? I'll go see if I can drag one out of the casino long enough to drag your ass back up there.


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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3536 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #10 - May 22^nd, 2023 at 9:38am	Print Post
	just my way of saying that's a neat lil' rifle ya just picked up. were that old Ballard barrels made for the long rifle ammo or just the shorts?


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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3536 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #11 - May 22^nd, 2023 at 12:28pm	Print Post
	I had the chamber in my low wall .22short recut ('bout two minutes at his dinner table). This because shorts cost more than LR. Well it really works with high-speed rounds and particularlly with the light bullets in some of 'em. My rifle didn't get the memo about the 'wrong' rifling. Dunno how any of that would pan out in yours, but there it is.


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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3536 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #12 - May 22^nd, 2023 at 2:45pm	Print Post
	good luck with the new one. I look ahead to a report


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15990 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #13 - May 23^rd, 2023 at 10:14am	Print Post
	Well you only get 5 years for this one Jack, since you lost 5 yrs. when you sold me the #2 action last year!

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Online deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11418 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #14 - May 23^rd, 2023 at 9:44pm	Print Post
	Jack, I have the correct sight for your #3.

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 2657 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #15 - May 23^rd, 2023 at 10:26pm	Print Post
	Barrel rear sight or tang sight?

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Online deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11418 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #16 - May 23^rd, 2023 at 11:48pm	Print Post
	Gallery tang sight.

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15990 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #17 - May 24^th, 2023 at 10:41am	Print Post
	Do you have a set of left hand drill bits Jack? I bought a set years ago, and they work great for extracting screws. They usually catch at some point and extract themselves.

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 2657 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #18 - May 24^th, 2023 at 11:16am	Print Post
	No left hand bits. I do have a left hand pipe wrench. Great for removing barrels. . I will have to look into that. I am still working on heat and ATF/acetone. Looks like a set on eBay is $15. Jack

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15990 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #19 - May 24^th, 2023 at 11:46am	Print Post
	bpjack wrote on May 24^th, 2023 at 11:16am: No left hand bits. I do have a left hand pipe wrench. Great for removing barrels. . I will have to look into that. I am still working on heat and ATF/acetone. Looks like a set on eBay is $15. Jack I think that's where I bought my set about a decade or more ago?

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Online deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11418 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #20 - May 24^th, 2023 at 2:07pm	Print Post
	I understand, Jack. In these times of high inflation where one can by spark plugs on an installment plan. I understand. I'm sure we can arrange something.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Online deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11418 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #21 - May 24^th, 2023 at 4:34pm	Print Post
	Small bag of pretzels are 8.50 bucks here plus tax. Bag of trail mix is over 10 bucks. Plus tax.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Online deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11418 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #22 - May 24^th, 2023 at 11:30pm	Print Post
	Jack, yer the Jed Clampett of the single shot world.

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rkba2nd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1898 Location: earth Joined: Feb 16^th, 2009	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #23 - May 25^th, 2023 at 11:10pm	Print Post
	With a flintlock no less!!!

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ISS Oldtimer Offline Posts: 570 Joined: Feb 24^th, 2013	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #24 - May 28^th, 2023 at 4:47am	Print Post
	I hear you. I said no more Ballards too, and Earl Hines of all people, is selling a Long Range. Sigh... Rich


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15990 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #25 - May 28^th, 2023 at 4:36pm	Print Post
	A Ballard #7 Long-Range is a grail gun! They don't show up often, and when they do they get big bucks, even if they're the early non engraved A-1. And of they're the engraved A-1 even more money!

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 2657 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #26 - Jun 7^th, 2023 at 2:50pm	Print Post
	I got a correct rear tang sight from Wes and added a globe front sight with a thick post that my old eyes can see. Jack

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Online deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11418 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #27 - Jun 7^th, 2023 at 5:45pm	Print Post
	You're ready for some gallery shooting, Jack.

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 2657 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #28 - Jun 7^th, 2023 at 6:42pm	Print Post
	How do you cook a gallery anyway? BBQ or stir fry?

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Online deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11418 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #29 - Jun 7^th, 2023 at 7:58pm	Print Post
	You made me groan...

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 2657 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #30 - Jun 7^th, 2023 at 8:09pm	Print Post
	Well at almost 70 you are a groan man

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Online deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11418 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #31 - Jun 7^th, 2023 at 8:15pm	Print Post
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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 2657 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #32 - Jun 7^th, 2023 at 9:01pm	Print Post
	Ok ok. Enough. I give up!

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MrTipUp Frequent Elocutionist Offline Quality is to a product what character is to a man Posts: 1303 Location: Indiana Joined: Feb 19^th, 2020	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #33 - Jun 7^th, 2023 at 11:08pm	Print Post
	I think that cabinet photo is of a small fry, not a stir fry. Bill Lawrence


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Online deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11418 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #34 - Jun 7^th, 2023 at 11:27pm	Print Post
	The look on her face cracks me up. Like she was expecting more.

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MrTipUp Frequent Elocutionist Offline Quality is to a product what character is to a man Posts: 1303 Location: Indiana Joined: Feb 19^th, 2020	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #35 - Jun 8^th, 2023 at 11:01am	Print Post
	To me it looks like that little darling can't quite believe what she''s seeing. In any case, a great photo, Bill Lawrence


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burntwater Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 391 Location: Michigan Joined: Feb 5^th, 2018	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #36 - Jun 9^th, 2023 at 11:03am	Print Post
	More like — I wouldn’t do that for my Bill .


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15990 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #37 - Jun 9^th, 2023 at 8:15pm	Print Post
	I think if you look up "stink eye" in Webster's, that picture is right there!

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MrTipUp Frequent Elocutionist Offline Quality is to a product what character is to a man Posts: 1303 Location: Indiana Joined: Feb 19^th, 2020	Re: I Thought I Said NO MORE Ballards! Reply #38 - Jun 9^th, 2023 at 8:51pm	Print Post
	I was referring to the photo of the little girl, not Hillary (though the latest comments are certainly justified for the latter). Bill Lawrence


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