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rifleman Full Member Offline Posts: 147 Joined: Aug 4^th, 2015	FS Ballard No. 8 32/40 Apr 19^th, 2024 at 10:55am	Print Post
	Purchased this from a forum member because I was already paying to ship a walnut case to me so I told him to put a Ballard in it to make it worthwhile. Standard Union Hill, great wood, still some color on action. Matching serial numbers. Fantastic bore. Set triggers work well. Stuck an Axtell sight on the front to make it a complete rifle. Barrel has almost no finish left. Only flaw is the extra dovetail. I was going to have Curt Hardcastle make it disappear if I got it up and shooting.


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rifleman Full Member Offline Posts: 147 Joined: Aug 4^th, 2015	Re: FS Ballard No. 8 32/40 Reply #1 - Apr 19^th, 2024 at 10:55am	Print Post
	30 inch barrel


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rifleman Full Member Offline Posts: 147 Joined: Aug 4^th, 2015	Re: FS Ballard No. 8 32/40 Reply #2 - Apr 19^th, 2024 at 10:56am	Print Post
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rifleman Full Member Offline Posts: 147 Joined: Aug 4^th, 2015	Re: FS Ballard No. 8 32/40 Reply #3 - Apr 19^th, 2024 at 10:57am	Print Post
	$2900
	« Last Edit: Apr 26^th, 2024 at 10:47am by rifleman »

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85lc Junior Member Offline Posts: 50 Location: Georgia Joined: Jun 28^th, 2018	Re: FS Ballard No. 8 32/40 Reply #4 - Apr 19^th, 2024 at 11:43am	Print Post
	Very nice looking rifle.

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15738 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: FS Ballard No. 8 32/40 Reply #5 - Apr 19^th, 2024 at 12:20pm	Print Post
	The "extra dovetail" might have been a special order. I've seen Union Hill Ballards with factory rear dovetails before, although not a lot so a rare option.

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gnoahhh Oldtimer Offline Posts: 747 Location: Annapolis, MD Joined: Mar 31^st, 2010	Re: FS Ballard No. 8 32/40 Reply #6 - Apr 19^th, 2024 at 1:34pm	Print Post
	Vall, could it have been an adjunct for mounting a long tubed scope - mounted via front sight dovetail and a special rear dovetail at a prescribed distance apart?


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rifleman Full Member Offline Posts: 147 Joined: Aug 4^th, 2015	Re: FS Ballard No. 8 32/40 Reply #7 - Apr 19^th, 2024 at 1:49pm	Print Post
	From the wear on the barrel I can see that the Rocky Mountain sight used to live in the rear dovetail which I believe to be original. It was in its current location when I purchased it.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15738 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: FS Ballard No. 8 32/40 Reply #8 - Apr 19^th, 2024 at 3:44pm	Print Post
	rifleman wrote on Apr 19^th, 2024 at 1:49pm: From the wear on the barrel I can see that the Rocky Mountain sight used to live in the rear dovetail which I believe to be original. It was in its current location when I purchased it. Oh! I didn't even notice there were TWO rear dovetails! That does make it an extra.

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15738 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: FS Ballard No. 8 32/40 Reply #9 - Apr 19^th, 2024 at 3:46pm	Print Post
	gnoahhh wrote on Apr 19^th, 2024 at 1:34pm: Vall, could it have been an adjunct for mounting a long tubed scope - mounted via front sight dovetail and a special rear dovetail at a prescribed distance apart? Since there are two dovetails at the rear so close together I kinda doubt the extra would be for a scope. Most would simply use the front sight dovetail and the further back rear sight dovetail. At least that's how a few of mine are with old Stevens full length scope rings.

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rifleman Full Member Offline Posts: 147 Joined: Aug 4^th, 2015	Re: FS Ballard No. 8 32/40 Reply #10 - Apr 26^th, 2024 at 9:36am	Print Post
	One bump to the top.


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Jeff_Schultz ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 1560 Location: Ransomville, NY Joined: Apr 25^th, 2004	Re: FS Ballard No. 8 32/40 Reply #11 - Apr 26^th, 2024 at 10:21am	Print Post
	What's the price?

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15738 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: FS Ballard No. 8 32/40 Reply #12 - Apr 26^th, 2024 at 10:42am	Print Post
	Jeff_Schultz wrote on Apr 26^th, 2024 at 10:21am: What's the price? Not sure what happened, as I remember it had a price at first?

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rifleman Full Member Offline Posts: 147 Joined: Aug 4^th, 2015	Re: FS Ballard No. 8 32/40 Reply #13 - Apr 26^th, 2024 at 10:46am	Print Post
	I must be losing it. The price is $2900 plus shipping. Sorry guys.


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