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ssdave Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1997 Location: Eastern Oregon Joined: Apr 16^th, 2004	Re: Cody Ballard rifle barrels Reply #15 - Oct 12^th, 2025 at 11:48pm	Print Post
	Steve Durren was hired in Michigan to assemble Ballard rifles. He stayed with them for a year or so, before going back to Johnson Sporting Goods, where he retired from a year or so ago. Any rifles completed in Michigan were done by him. I'd expect them to be of the highest quality. I don't believe they ever produced parts again, I think Steve just completed rifles from parts on hand. He may supply some information if he's sees this thread.


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KFW Oldtimer Offline Posts: 593 Location: Wyoming Joined: Dec 18^th, 2016	Re: Cody Ballard rifle barrels Reply #16 - yesterday at 6:16am	Print Post
	waterman wrote on Oct 12^th, 2025 at 3:39pm: Did the Michigan move ever result in completed rifles or parts? I had a chance to look at a Michigan made and so stamped Ballard at Quigley last year.


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gunlaker Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2421 Location: lower mainland, B.C. Joined: Dec 13^th, 2010	Re: Cody Ballard rifle barrels Reply #17 - yesterday at 9:34am	Print Post
	If Steven Durren built them in Michigan they would definitely be of the highest quality. He build a highwall for me and it is as good as it gets. I asked him to build a reproduction of an original left handed Special Single Shot that I own and even the wood matches the original XXX wood somehow! Chris.


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RSW Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1261 Location: Arizona Joined: Sep 8^th, 2006	Re: Cody Ballard rifle barrels Reply #18 - yesterday at 1:14pm	Print Post
	Below is my "Cody" Ballard that was completed in the Michigan shop. I assume that Steve Durren did the work. I have been VERY pleased with the workmanship and accuracy. The rifle was started in the Cody shop and went to MI as a barreled action. It's a .38-55 with Green Mountain barrel. My apology for the soft focus of the images but digital cameras have improved a bunch since I shot those photos. This rifle has since been re-stocked with a Zischang style stock but that's a whole 'nuther story.

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