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critter68 Senior Forum Member ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 261 Location: Wisconsin Joined: May 31^st, 2018	WTB Original Creedmoor Apr 24^th, 2024 at 7:18am	Print Post
	A bit of a long shot but just in case someone has one in the safe: Rolling Block No. 1 or preferably a Hepburn No. 3 original long range creedmoor rifle. I intend to shoot the rifle so need an acceptable bore and mechanically sound rifle. Prefer original working sights are with the rifle as well. Long story short, I need a rifle that will make my buddy Alan jealous. PM me with any candidates. thanks mike

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KFW Oldtimer Offline Posts: 531 Location: Powell Wy. Joined: Dec 18^th, 2016	Re: WTB Original Creedmoor Reply #1 - Apr 24^th, 2024 at 9:23am	Print Post
	Check with Tony at the Original Sight Company. He is privy to some fine rifles coming out of collections.


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rifleman Full Member Offline Posts: 147 Joined: Aug 4^th, 2015	Re: WTB Original Creedmoor Reply #2 - Apr 24^th, 2024 at 9:48am	Print Post
	Good morning, I hope you can find what you are looking for in a Creedmoor. I have an original Hepburn that I lucked into a year ago but I would prefer not sell. Theres only 35 of them known. I do have and original Hepburn action with a checkered Creedmoor style buttstock. I was halfway to building a Creedmoor when I found my complete original. If you cant find what you are looking for I would part with my half done project. I also happened into the very first Ballard number 7 Creedmoor that Marlin ever made two weeks ago. Seller didnt know what he had. It needs some help but I am researching who yo do the work and how far to go with it. Good luck in your search. Jordan


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RDBallard Junior Member Offline Posts: 66 Joined: Apr 22^nd, 2020	Re: WTB Original Creedmoor Reply #3 - Apr 24^th, 2024 at 5:03pm	Print Post
	rifleman wrote on Apr 24^th, 2024 at 9:48am: Good morning, I hope you can find what you are looking for in a Creedmoor. I have an original Hepburn that I lucked into a year ago but I would prefer not sell. Theres only 35 of them known. I do have and original Hepburn action with a checkered Creedmoor style buttstock. I was halfway to building a Creedmoor when I found my complete original. If you cant find what you are looking for I would part with my half done project. I also happened into the very first Ballard number 7 Creedmoor that Marlin ever made two weeks ago. Seller didnt know what he had. It needs some help but I am researching who yo do the work and how far to go with it. Good luck in your search. Jordan I have to admit that I'm pretty curious how you know that this is the very first Ballard #7 made as there are no records that exist.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15743 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: WTB Original Creedmoor Reply #4 - Apr 24^th, 2024 at 5:16pm	Print Post
	RDBallard wrote on Apr 24^th, 2024 at 5:03pm: rifleman wrote on Apr 24^th, 2024 at 9:48am: Good morning, I hope you can find what you are looking for in a Creedmoor. I have an original Hepburn that I lucked into a year ago but I would prefer not sell. Theres only 35 of them known. I do have and original Hepburn action with a checkered Creedmoor style buttstock. I was halfway to building a Creedmoor when I found my complete original. If you cant find what you are looking for I would part with my half done project. I also happened into the very first Ballard number 7 Creedmoor that Marlin ever made two weeks ago. Seller didnt know what he had. It needs some help but I am researching who yo do the work and how far to go with it. Good luck in your search. Jordan I have to admit that I'm pretty curious how you know that this is the very first Ballard #7 made as there are no records that exist. I think what he means is it's the lowest serial number known, and might be one of the first #7 Long range built. Just my guess.

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RDBallard Junior Member Offline Posts: 66 Joined: Apr 22^nd, 2020	Re: WTB Original Creedmoor Reply #5 - Apr 24^th, 2024 at 5:29pm	Print Post
	marlinguy wrote on Apr 24^th, 2024 at 5:16pm: RDBallard wrote on Apr 24^th, 2024 at 5:03pm: rifleman wrote on Apr 24^th, 2024 at 9:48am: Good morning, I hope you can find what you are looking for in a Creedmoor. I have an original Hepburn that I lucked into a year ago but I would prefer not sell. Theres only 35 of them known. I do have and original Hepburn action with a checkered Creedmoor style buttstock. I was halfway to building a Creedmoor when I found my complete original. If you cant find what you are looking for I would part with my half done project. I also happened into the very first Ballard number 7 Creedmoor that Marlin ever made two weeks ago. Seller didnt know what he had. It needs some help but I am researching who yo do the work and how far to go with it. Good luck in your search. Jordan I have to admit that I'm pretty curious how you know that this is the very first Ballard #7 made as there are no records that exist. I think what he means is it's the lowest serial number known, and might be one of the first #7 Long range built. Just my guess. Maybe. Lots of guns out there that never made it through John Dutcher's hands to be included in his book. I used to own a 7A1 that fell right in between 2 listed in his book. He also said he only knew of 1 Ballard with 2 barrel's numbered to it but I used to own a Rigby with 2 barrel's numbered to it that everyone agreed was factory work. Of all of the Ballard's I've owned only one was listed in his book, with that one being the #6 that he started the chapter on #6's with. Lots of stuff out there that folks don't know of.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15743 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: WTB Original Creedmoor Reply #6 - Apr 24^th, 2024 at 9:21pm	Print Post
	Not many guns are in John's wonderful book that are detailed as to serial numbers like his list of #7 and #7 A1 rifles are. So likely a huge number of Ballard rifles in all of our collections aren't in John's book, or at least not mentioned or pictured in it. I also have a plain #7 in the 700 range and not listed in John's book. I know the one "rifleman" has is lower than the lowest mentioned in John's list.

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critter68 Senior Forum Member ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 261 Location: Wisconsin Joined: May 31^st, 2018	Re: WTB Original Creedmoor Reply #7 - Apr 25^th, 2024 at 6:23am	Print Post
	I plan to talk to Tony at some point and thanks rifleman for the offer. I'm still looking. mike

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Old-Win Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1642 Location: Minnesota Joined: Nov 24^th, 2005	Re: WTB Original Creedmoor Reply #8 - Apr 25^th, 2024 at 8:04am	Print Post
	What can one expect to pay in today's market for a nice Remington Creedmoor rifle? Roller or # 3? Are the # 3's more rare?


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15743 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: WTB Original Creedmoor Reply #9 - Apr 25^th, 2024 at 9:46am	Print Post
	Old-Win wrote on Apr 25^th, 2024 at 8:04am: What can one expect to pay in today's market for a nice Remington Creedmoor rifle? Roller or # 3? Are the # 3's more rare? A Hepburn Creedmoor is much rarer than a Roller, and I can't even make a guess what one would sell for since I never see them for sale, or sold. A Rolling Block Creedmoor in nice average shape will usually go in the $7,000 range. As they get nicer the values can go up quickly. But as they get lesser condition values likewise also go down quickly.

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rifleman Full Member Offline Posts: 147 Joined: Aug 4^th, 2015	Re: WTB Original Creedmoor Reply #10 - Apr 25^th, 2024 at 10:18am	Print Post
	Mike, even if Tony doesnt have a rifle to suit you, if he has any sights that are right I would latch on to them and hold them in case the rifle you find doesnt have the proper ones. You arent going to lose anything if you need to offload them later. Just my thought. I can tell you his windguage fronts he just finished are damned nice.


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cdnrokon Full Member Offline Posts: 107 Location: Winnipeg,Manitoba Canada Joined: Feb 27^th, 2016	Re: WTB Original Creedmoor Reply #11 - Apr 25^th, 2024 at 6:32pm	Print Post
	there is one of both for sale on the Canadian side of the line and listed on (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) one is a roller in 44BN and Hepburn in 40/90


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Jeff_Schultz ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 1560 Location: Ransomville, NY Joined: Apr 25^th, 2004	Re: WTB Original Creedmoor Reply #12 - Apr 25^th, 2024 at 7:54pm	Print Post
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jhm Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1233 Location: georgia Joined: Sep 4^th, 2011	Re: WTB Original Creedmoor Reply #13 - Apr 25^th, 2024 at 8:42pm	Print Post
	I didn't know you could even own a gun in Canada... JMH


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cdnrokon Full Member Offline Posts: 107 Location: Winnipeg,Manitoba Canada Joined: Feb 27^th, 2016	Re: WTB Original Creedmoor Reply #14 - Apr 25^th, 2024 at 10:28pm	Print Post
	jhm wrote on Apr 25^th, 2024 at 8:42pm: I didn't know you could even own a gun in Canada ....good one JMH


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