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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15864 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: New Ballard Wood Reply #15 - May 27^th, 2024 at 7:31pm	Print Post
	Too late now, but you could have removed maybe 1/8" off the bottom of the pistol grip and left it a pistol grip on a straight grip frame. I vote to buy a piece of nice walnut and build a forearm to match that buttstock. Then your Ballard will not just shoot well, but look good doing it too!

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2545 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: New Ballard Wood Reply #16 - May 27^th, 2024 at 8:00pm	Print Post
	It was really a straight buttstock for a PG action. The stock had no PG. all I did was remove about 1/2” at the action and taper it. Maybe Wes will feel sorry for me and bring a nice piece of forend wood to Spokane for me. Here is the stock before I shaped it

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15864 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: New Ballard Wood Reply #17 - May 27^th, 2024 at 8:45pm	Print Post
	That looks like what someone would have done to fit a pistol grip frame with a straight grip stock like Marlin did for the #6 Schuetzen, and first year #6 1/2 Rigbys that were both pistol gripped actions with straight grip stocks. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2545 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: New Ballard Wood Reply #18 - May 28^th, 2024 at 11:40am	Print Post
	Maybe a matching forearm will make it pass the snarky Chinese lady test. Jack

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gnoahhh Oldtimer Offline Posts: 774 Location: Annapolis, MD Joined: Mar 31^st, 2010	Re: New Ballard Wood Reply #19 - May 28^th, 2024 at 12:38pm	Print Post
	For we Eastern rabble who won't be there to see it, may we not get an uncensored view of its new "form follows function" fore end? Is it rainbow colored 3D printed? (If so I would hide it too.)


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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2545 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: New Ballard Wood Reply #20 - May 28^th, 2024 at 1:22pm	Print Post
	Here is the original version. Don't tell Wes Turner I posted it uncensored. The butt plate spacer has been blackened.

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Schutzenbob Frequent Elocutionist Offline Rheinisch-Westfälisc hen Sprengstoff-Fabriken Posts: 1988 Location: Nightingale, California Joined: Oct 24^th, 2005	Re: New Ballard Wood Reply #21 - May 28^th, 2024 at 2:22pm	Print Post
	Amigo Jack, Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, it seems that you've got plenty of wood in that buttstock to play with, if it was mine...I'd make a few aesthetic adjustments to make it a little prettier, but I think the big forend is just fine. Ultimately, the proof of the pudding is in the shooting, if your rifle will keep up with the rimfire wonks, who cares what it looks like!
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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2545 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: New Ballard Wood Reply #22 - May 28^th, 2024 at 2:43pm	Print Post
	Thanks Bob, The proof will be in the groups! I have just started looking to repair the butt stock that came with it and it may just end up as a display piece. It has a couple of what I think are pewter inserts that match one on the forend, but there are bad cracks both vertical and horizontal that need repair and a large chunk missing. I think there was considerable flexing when I was shooting it the last few times. I do have this stock I could fit to it, but not my idea of a bench one.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11345 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: New Ballard Wood Reply #23 - May 31^st, 2024 at 1:27pm	Print Post
	Hey Jack, how is the accuracy increase going? Do any testing yet?

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2545 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: New Ballard Wood Reply #24 - May 31^st, 2024 at 2:13pm	Print Post
	I shot it yesterday. You were right about the forend. The original shot as well as the flat bottom one. The butt stock helped even though there was a Chinese lady yelling in my ear the whole time. It did have the odd flyer though. I think I will bring the Low Wall to Tommy’s. I am going to possibly put a set trigger in it. I will do some carving on the Ballard stock to set the comb back like it should be. No cracks like the one that came with it

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11345 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: New Ballard Wood Reply #25 - Jun 1^st, 2024 at 5:58am	Print Post
	I'll assume you're resting it on the barrel half way between the muzzle and forestock? The butt stock is better because its higher? CPA offers a high stock for Ballards. They look a lot better that the one you have now and can have any grade wood you want. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2545 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: New Ballard Wood Reply #26 - Jun 1^st, 2024 at 9:06am	Print Post
	I am using the butt stock because it is not cracked and cost $35. I haven’t tried testing it that far out.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11345 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: New Ballard Wood Reply #27 - Jun 1^st, 2024 at 11:08am	Print Post
	Some of my Ballards have cracked stocks. Very common. They don't effect accuracy. Yes, rest the barrel on on your rest. Might eliminate that pesky flier. What model was that Ballard originally? Ballards with double set triggers need good original style stocks. What barrel is it? Original? Whos? What size groups have you been getting at 100 yards? With good ammo.

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2545 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: New Ballard Wood Reply #28 - Jun 1^st, 2024 at 11:22am	Print Post
	Before I began repairs on the stock you could see the 2 8” long cracks open up at the action by almost 1/16” just from resting it on the rear bag. There is a pewter bow tie shaped insert on top of the wrist that was loose. When I removed it it revealed a vertical split as well. I epoxied that in place. No markings on the relined barrel and the cast frame # does not match the innards. The frame has the 2 little holes like a Pacific. Groups with Tenex are close to 1” without the single flyer opening up the group to 1.5”. The Stevens Pope low wall put 7 shots into .6” with the same ammo so it is coming to Tommy’s

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11345 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: New Ballard Wood Reply #29 - Jun 2^nd, 2024 at 10:34pm	Print Post
	Yeah, that sounds perty bad alright. Duck tape snap ties and wire? I saw two ladies with little wiener dogs today at the range so I stopped to chat. Told them I just love them little Japanese dogs. They looked confused and said they were not Japanese dogs. So naturally I said well they are Datsuns aren't They? They didn't get it. They never did get it.

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