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Reply #45 - Jun 20th, 2024 at 9:21am
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A little more time on the breech block, touched the face with a grinder to true it all up and added a screw.  Photos of the innards with some of mods...
  
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Reply #46 - Jun 20th, 2024 at 10:57am
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That is the problem with a Ballard action. By the time you get set triggers and a few other goodies in those halves there is not much room for anything else.




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Reply #47 - Jun 20th, 2024 at 11:03am
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Like the stirrup on the hammer and the coil sear spring. 
Firing pin bushing is a neat design.
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Reply #48 - Jun 20th, 2024 at 1:04pm
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We've modified our hammer and link to be a self cocking, small throw, fairly fast lock time.   
I was originally concerned with the amount of throw vs. firing pin strike, right now, I have it so it won't cock the hammer back far enough to engage the sear, misses it by about an 1/8".  The hammer fall is about 1/2" total, and the self cocking design only lifts the hammer 3/8".  After cycling it a few times, it hits the primer hard enough I'm going to move the sear engagement up so it sets the hammer with 3/8" throw.  The self cocking feature should work then.
  
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Reply #49 - Jun 20th, 2024 at 5:39pm
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Pretty darn cool Greg! I'd love to have all my Ballard rifles be self cocking!
  
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Reply #50 - Jun 20th, 2024 at 8:25pm
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how do you sleep at night! your brain must be bouncing toughts around 24/7. Very nice.
  
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Reply #51 - Jun 21st, 2024 at 9:33am
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Sleeping is over-rated...
  
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Reply #52 - Jun 21st, 2024 at 9:48am
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I wish my body knew sleeping was overrated. Can't sleep good anymore and feeling it- maybe I need a Ballard, yes?
I can appreciate the neat pin bushing due to the split block, and your crafty parts are always nice- even unfinished. Love the build threads.
Learned something though- never knew the darn things DIDN'T cock on opening.
  
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Reply #53 - Jun 21st, 2024 at 5:39pm
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Just beautiful engineering and execution Greg!!
Inspiring... especially for those of us who have - in the past, put a cutting tool to steel in the quest of building a fine shooting rifle!  Anxious to get back out in the shop and continue the journey... this time of year for me is so busy with other interruptions - retired or not! Sad
Thanks again for sharing Smiley
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Reply #54 - Jul 18th, 2024 at 12:42pm
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Here's pix of some bling in the works, not really anything that is helping me finish this rifle...to have it shooting by the end of the month, my hopes...  It's the Ballard from scratch, oversized that's going to be a 50-90.
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Reply #55 - Jul 18th, 2024 at 6:11pm
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Wow, you are getting fancy now! Grin
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Reply #56 - Jul 18th, 2024 at 9:13pm
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A real true craftsman.
  
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Reply #57 - Jul 18th, 2024 at 9:36pm
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I tried the pewter nose piece for a 74 Sharps I built years ago but made such a mess I gave up. Think my alloy was too hot and it ran like water. Always wondered how Shiloh could do it so it looked like the wood grew around it.




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Re: Special Ballard Parts
Reply #58 - Jul 18th, 2024 at 9:57pm
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I like pewter forearm tips! 

I plan to do one sometime soon. Roll Eyes

I know that there are different pewter alloys. Which one did you use Greg?

All those holes are anchors for the pewter tip, right?
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I'm not a complete idiot, some of my parts are missing.
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Reply #59 - Jul 19th, 2024 at 1:53am
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I'm looking at this project as a bit of a hack job...😁 Thanks for the kind words though.  I originally had my set up kind of flawed, an old friend that's done a few things like this told me to use cardboard from a cereal box, (I was using gasket material) don't use electrical tape - use painter's tape.  And for as good as the idea sounded don't use duct seal or putty for damns...  I had to start all over.  Stir your alloy with a wooden tooth pic, if it chars it things are too hot.  My alloy started with an old pewter cup I got somewhere, but I'm finishing it up with 95-5 tin solder.  I have a supply of babbit I'll use in the future
  
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