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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16942 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Year end projects? Reply #60 - Jul 10^th, 2025 at 10:05am	Print Post
	What's a ".32-40 WCF" Greg? Never heard of that one?

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GT Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 2170 Location: Northeast Wyoming Joined: Jun 28^th, 2015	Re: Year end projects? Reply #61 - Jul 10^th, 2025 at 10:43am	Print Post
	marlinguy wrote on Jul 10^th, 2025 at 10:05am: What's a ".32-40 WCF" Greg? Never heard of that one? Vall, It's not really a thing, I stole the concept from an internet search... "The .32-40 WCF, Darling of the Schuetzen Game --The .32-40 was actually a Ballard development; the WCF tag came later." it's light humor designed to draw out a few that pay attention, you caught it. I think when it comes to marking my barrel, I'll probably confuse the unsuspecting even more by stamping it 32-40 Ballard, since it is a Ballard. I have a high wall build that uses the same cartridge but it's stamped 32-40 Win. Donnelly refers to it both ways. GT

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16942 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Year end projects? Reply #62 - Jul 10^th, 2025 at 11:38am	Print Post
	GT wrote on Jul 10^th, 2025 at 10:43am: marlinguy wrote on Jul 10^th, 2025 at 10:05am: What's a ".32-40 WCF" Greg? Never heard of that one? Vall, It's not really a thing, I stole the concept from an internet search... "The .32-40 WCF, Darling of the Schuetzen Game --The .32-40 was actually a Ballard development; the WCF tag came later." it's light humor designed to draw out a few that pay attention, you caught it. I think when it comes to marking my barrel, I'll probably confuse the unsuspecting even more by stamping it 32-40 Ballard, since it is a Ballard. I have a high wall build that uses the same cartridge but it's stamped 32-40 Win. Donnelly refers to it both ways. GT I think in today's world of gun people there are more people who are puzzled if I call it ".32-40 Ballard" and want to know what cartridge that is? The Winchester addition to the .32-40 has become so commonly used that very few know where the cartridge began now. And some will argue vehemently that it's a Winchester, not Marlin cartridge. I happen to have old ammo in .32-40 made by Winchester that usually settles the debate when they see even Winchester labeled their ammo, ".32-40 Ballard & Marlin" on the box.

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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4080 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: Year end projects? Reply #63 - Jul 10^th, 2025 at 3:55pm	Print Post
	Then throw in Remington Hepburn and really confuse them!


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GT Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 2170 Location: Northeast Wyoming Joined: Jun 28^th, 2015	Re: Year end projects? Reply #64 - Jul 13^th, 2025 at 10:24am	Print Post
	Had some work that needed hardened once that was finished I ramped down the oven and cased a couple of Ballards that have been lingering. One is the Ballard in discussion the other is the 28 I recently shot at Stars and Stripes with some struggles.

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Amoretti Full Member Offline Posts: 215 Location: thermopolis, Wy Joined: Nov 2^nd, 2009	Re: Year end projects? Reply #65 - Jul 13^th, 2025 at 10:40am	Print Post
	Greg, Amazing colors. I remember once you told me you were going to try peach pits to get more orange/reds. Did that ever work??


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GT Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 2170 Location: Northeast Wyoming Joined: Jun 28^th, 2015	Re: Year end projects? Reply #66 - Jul 13^th, 2025 at 10:40am	Print Post
	Here's a couple pics of the 28-30 recently colored with new triggers in to replace the problem childs I had... The lever and butt plate will get nickel plated when I get time to finish polish and do it - slacker such as I, wood? nah it'll shoot. GT

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GT Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 2170 Location: Northeast Wyoming Joined: Jun 28^th, 2015	Re: Year end projects? Reply #67 - Jul 13^th, 2025 at 10:50am	Print Post
	Amoretti wrote on Jul 13^th, 2025 at 10:40am: Greg, Amazing colors. I remember once you told me you were going to try peach pits to get more orange/reds. Did that ever work?? John, I use both chokecherry, peach pits, and leather charred ground up in my mix, occasionally I get some reds and oranges but I can't say what gives. I use the same ingredients, temps, and water with little variation and each one is slightly different. The 28 came out with some yellows this time - real pronounced coming out of the quench, fading in just a short time... Greg

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 3211 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Year end projects? Reply #68 - Jul 13^th, 2025 at 11:07am	Print Post
	Greg, When are you going to do a 28 G&H? Mine feels lonely knowing it is the only chambering of its kind in existence. Jack

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GT Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 2170 Location: Northeast Wyoming Joined: Jun 28^th, 2015	Re: Year end projects? Reply #69 - Jul 13^th, 2025 at 11:15am	Print Post
	bpjack wrote on Jul 13^th, 2025 at 11:07am: Greg, When are you going to do a 28 G&H? Mine feels lonely knowing it is the only chambering of its kind in existence. Jack Funny you should ask... I'm working on a couple of them in my spare time, a 28 G&H on a Zettler action and a 28 G&H "short" on a Worn action.

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 3211 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Year end projects? Reply #70 - Jul 13^th, 2025 at 12:08pm	Print Post
	Was it you that had a long 28 cal bullet? An old Lyman or Ideal? I took my rifle to the range last week to try your suggestion on lower velocity but after Spokane I hadn’t put all the ‘stuff’ back in my shooting kit and found I had no way to decap the case. I did get a fantastic 1 hole group with my only shot

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GT Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 2170 Location: Northeast Wyoming Joined: Jun 28^th, 2015	Re: Year end projects? Reply #71 - Jul 13^th, 2025 at 1:35pm	Print Post
	bpjack wrote on Jul 13^th, 2025 at 12:08pm: Was it you that had a long 28 cal bullet? An old Lyman or Ideal? I took my rifle to the range last week to try your suggestion on lower velocity but after Spokane I hadn’t put all the ‘stuff’ back in my shooting kit and found I had no way to decap the case. I did get a fantastic 1 hole group with my only shot Jack, yes it is. Among other things I was fighting my seater, it didn't like this long bullet and I was out of adjustment (the seater was too -shooting with a scope). I planned to hand off a few of these for you to try - but forgot. I'll send you some and then you can go on the hunt for this mold if it works... In an 18:1 alloy it drops at 185 gr not much if any taper in the bands but as small as it is - seats easily and shoots well in my 1:9 twist rifle at 1300 fps. Greg

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 3211 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Year end projects? Reply #72 - Jul 13^th, 2025 at 3:15pm	Print Post
	Sound good. It would be nice to get that heavy barrel shooting before I use it as a barbell.

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idjeffp Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 349 Location: Boise, ID Joined: Nov 11^th, 2017	Re: Year end projects? Reply #73 - Jul 14^th, 2025 at 1:21pm	Print Post
	GT - I love your signature touch on that receiver - G Tryon Gillette, WY... Nicely done Laser or CNC'd or ?? Jeff P


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GT Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 2170 Location: Northeast Wyoming Joined: Jun 28^th, 2015	Re: Year end projects? Reply #74 - Jul 14^th, 2025 at 1:22pm	Print Post
	idjeffp wrote on Jul 14^th, 2025 at 1:21pm: GT - I love your signature touch on that receiver - G Tryon Gillette, WY... Nicely done Laser or CNC'd or ?? Jeff P Roll stamp.

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