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blkpowderbuff Participating Member Offline Posts: 14 Joined: Apr 4^th, 2025	Gary Geissler's Borchardt May 13^th, 2025 at 1:07pm	Print Post
	Gary's competition rifle seemed to change every two years. He shot a Comblain, an original Hepburn, an original '74 Sharps, and finally this fine Borchardt at the Quigley.


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11706 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Gary Geissler's Borchardt Reply #1 - May 13^th, 2025 at 2:12pm	Print Post
	Borchardts are super neat. I like the lever on Gary's rifle. Easy to open. A Mike Stevens Walker midrange sight? Very nice.
	« Last Edit: May 13^th, 2025 at 2:24pm by westerner »
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DWT1885 Senior Forum Member Online Posts: 426 Location: New Jersey Joined: Nov 25^th, 2010	Re: Gary Geissler's Borchardt Reply #2 - May 13^th, 2025 at 2:59pm	Print Post
	What a beautiful rifle !! I really don't see many Borchardt's around. Even at large Gunshows. I take it's a 45-70 ?

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Old-Win Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1731 Location: Minnesota Joined: Nov 24^th, 2005	Re: Gary Geissler's Borchardt Reply #3 - May 13^th, 2025 at 3:46pm	Print Post
	Gary is one of the reasons I started attending the Quigley. When I started bpcr shooting, I began getting the black powder cartridge news and in it was a picture of this guy shooting a Comblain rifle and wearing a British pith helmet. I had no idea who he was but I told myself "I've got to go to that match, it sure looks a lot of fun". After meeting the two of you at the Restwel and finding out who Gary was, things only got better from there. Talk about some good times.


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ssdave Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 1938 Location: Eastern Oregon Joined: Apr 16^th, 2004	Re: Gary Geissler's Borchardt Reply #4 - May 13^th, 2025 at 4:27pm	Print Post
	That Borchardt action was in Rodney Stories booth at the same time that he had my Fields Patent .450 BP express. I didn't have enough cash to buy both, but the Borchardt was very attractively priced. I went down to where Gary and the group were shooting, and told Gary that he needed to buy a borchardt to build. He went down and bought it, built it and shot it the next year.


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11706 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Gary Geissler's Borchardt Reply #5 - May 13^th, 2025 at 4:39pm	Print Post
	Is Gary Canadian?

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Old-Win Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1731 Location: Minnesota Joined: Nov 24^th, 2005	Re: Gary Geissler's Borchardt Reply #6 - May 13^th, 2025 at 6:14pm	Print Post
	No, he was from the right coast.


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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4019 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: Gary Geissler's Borchardt Reply #7 - May 13^th, 2025 at 7:01pm	Print Post
	Tell us more about his Comblain. Here are my 2. Top is a 50-70 and the bottom is a 45-70.


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Bulseyetom Oldtimer Offline Posts: 982 Location: Santa Maria, Ca Joined: Oct 31^st, 2010	Re: Gary Geissler's Borchardt Reply #8 - May 14^th, 2025 at 3:00pm	Print Post
	Do you use a lanyard to pull the trigger? Tom


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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4019 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: Gary Geissler's Borchardt Reply #9 - May 14^th, 2025 at 5:17pm	Print Post
	Now, Tom, you know better than to suggest that;-) Actually I have a gun bearer and I can't even convince him to pull the trigger. The 50-70 has a fast twist barrel and uses a 625 grain bullet. The 45-70 has a cut down Martini Henry carbine barrel and even with a little 405 grain hollow base there is no doubt that the primer has done its job. Come to think of it, I may have a 325 grain I could try in it. Might even be fun then!


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blkpowderbuff Participating Member Offline Posts: 14 Joined: Apr 4^th, 2025	Re: Gary Geissler's Borchardt Reply #10 - May 15^th, 2025 at 10:04am	Print Post
	Gary had a Kermit Hoke midrange sight on the Borchardt. His Comblain had a buttstock held on loosely with some leather wrapped around the wrist and copper rivets in it. You could rotate it 1/4" right or left. The forearm had some leather wrapped around it. It shot great in the match! He wore the pith helmet with a bullet hole in it on the shooting line.


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11706 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Gary Geissler's Borchardt Reply #11 - May 15^th, 2025 at 4:20pm	Print Post
	Thanks. I was not familiar with Hoke sights. I like the design, very compact.

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Lead Pot Full Member Offline Posts: 143 Joined: Nov 12^th, 2012	Re: Gary Geissler's Borchardt Reply #12 - May 17^th, 2025 at 9:36am	Print Post
	Gary was one super fine friend. He knew that I liked the .44-77 and he said I have one for you if you want it. I said I will take it but don't send it I will take it at the Quigley next June and I sent him the money. A month later he said that He won't make the Quigley and I have to send it and he told me the reason. One fine friend and I also wonder what happen to his friend Doc. Lay? Kurt


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