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Re: Some Stuff About Ballard Seaters
Reply #15 - Sep 23rd, 2024 at 10:21am
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Skalkaho wrote on Sep 22nd, 2024 at 6:42pm:
The last pic shows in loading position.Handle is horizontal to breech and under scope.....I'll have to dig out my Ballard tomorrow....


Thanks! Looks great, and simple design too!
  
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Reply #16 - Sep 23rd, 2024 at 11:56am
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Here's a pic...color case  hardened too !
  
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Reply #17 - Sep 23rd, 2024 at 7:45pm
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This last one looks right up your alley bpjack!!?
  
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Reply #18 - Sep 23rd, 2024 at 8:24pm
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That is some pretty neat and creative design work and machine work...




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Reply #19 - Sep 23rd, 2024 at 8:34pm
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Working on the first one.  My rear scope block is 1-1/4" from the receiver hence the length.  Tempting to just drill and tap the top of the receiver but Vall would probably never speak to me again Smiley

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Re: Some Stuff About Ballard Seaters
Reply #20 - Sep 23rd, 2024 at 9:28pm
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I think you may be overengineering your breechseaters. This is a pic of my Ballard plungers, the lever is from Russ Weber, however I can usually seat bullets with finger pressure, or the help of a wooden Dowl pin with a ball on the end.
  
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Reply #21 - Sep 23rd, 2024 at 10:57pm
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I have one of those too Bob.  Mine needs some work or a net brass head as it has a tendency to pop out so I have to reach under the action with my left hand and use two fingers to hold it in.
  
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Reply #22 - Sep 23rd, 2024 at 11:28pm
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bpjack wrote on Sep 23rd, 2024 at 8:34pm:
Working on the first one.  My rear scope block is 1-1/4" from the receiver hence the length.  Tempting to just drill and tap the top of the receiver but Vall would probably never speak to me again Smiley

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Reply #23 - Sep 24th, 2024 at 11:24am
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Some major machine and fitting to make this one compact BS. A CNC guy could figure it out......Jack just use a gob of  Devcon,no drilling involved........
  
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Reply #24 - Sep 24th, 2024 at 4:16pm
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Mounted on the rifle.  Next step is the cam seater.  I am going to start with a wood prototype.

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Reply #25 - Sep 24th, 2024 at 4:54pm
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Is that scope block there for looks or? Way to high.  To far forward also.
  
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Reply #26 - Sep 24th, 2024 at 5:04pm
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Thank the smith for the location.  It wouldn’t do any good to move it back since I would have to move the front block too. I will probably mill out the adapter to lower the block. 

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Reply #27 - Sep 24th, 2024 at 6:07pm
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Take the block off, then using a dovetail cutter make your piece into a scope block. If you don't have a dovetail cutter can do it with a fly cutter.

Oh, you set the rear block to get 7.2 spacing? Oh, so what's an inch give or take anyway?
  
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Reply #28 - Sep 24th, 2024 at 7:08pm
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Not moving the front block won’t allow the scope to move farther back anyway so no use moving the rear block. 
I could D&T a half dozen more holes like some of my barrels.
  
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Reply #29 - Sep 24th, 2024 at 8:08pm
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I just got done adding two new holes on this rifle. No choice, had to be done. Not going to cover anything up. No sense trying to make a silk purse out of a sows ear. If anyone says anything I'll say I got it from Jack and Jack got it in Canada. 

At this point in time, the rifle has twelve holes drilled in the barrel, thirteen if we count the bore.
  
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