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jhm wrote on Jun 24^th, 2025 at 10:58pm:


It's the same here also. I see maybe one Hepburn in a decade at our local collector gun show, and rarely for sale. Usually it's one someone just wants to display for one of our annual single shot shows. 
But they can come in spurts too. I had a friend who bought a beauty at Greeley Co. show 2 years ago in .32-20 and I was green with envy. Then I was selling something he wanted badly last year and I told him the Hepburn he bought had to be part of the payment.
Then a few months later at our August 2 day collector show I got a rebarreled Hepburn in .25-20 with a 15x Litschert scope at the show for a little more than the scope was worth. I'd prefer an original barrel, but wasn't going to complain at the seller's asking price.
I love my Ballards, but I tell people had I started with Hepburn rifles I'd have more of them instead. Some think they're ugly, but I think they're beautiful!