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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11961 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	New BPCR Nov 7^th, 2025 at 7:06pm	Print Post
	45-90.
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GT Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2259 Location: Northeast Wyoming Joined: Jun 28^th, 2015	Re: New BPCR Reply #1 - Nov 7^th, 2025 at 8:45pm	Print Post
	Good looking slab Wes! Shot it yet?

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11961 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: New BPCR Reply #2 - Nov 7^th, 2025 at 9:00pm	Print Post
	Stuck it all together this morning and test fired it in the afternoon. Everything checked out. Had some old duplex loads from 30 + years ago. LOUD! It will wake the dead. Showing the good side of that forestock. Accurate? Don't know. Will find out at the match next weekend.

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17293 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: New BPCR Reply #3 - Nov 8^th, 2025 at 10:38am	Print Post
	Looks like a nice early flat side action build Joe! Must be a pretty low serial number?

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11961 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: New BPCR Reply #4 - Nov 8^th, 2025 at 12:05pm	Print Post
	Four digit. Second year? Started out was going to pull the barrel and squirrel the action away. But first ran some patches through the bore and saw right away it had rifling. Bore turned out to be in decent shape. I got it as a barreled action with the forestock still attached. Had enough parts to make a rifle out of it. Barrel is Winchester marked 40-90SS but is now 45-90. 8 groove 18 twist. Re-crowned the muzzle. Looked like it took a pounding with a hammer. Firing pin was broken and the trigger adjustment screw is broken off. Trigger works good so left it alone. If the rifle is innacurate will most likely make a 35-40 breech muzzleloader out of it. Yes a thick side action and it's uglier than anything Jack has. Sometimes it pays to put your glasses on and take a closer look.
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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17293 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: New BPCR Reply #5 - Nov 8^th, 2025 at 12:49pm	Print Post
	I think it's a rare enough action and old enough that it's been there and shows it's heavy use and neglect. Not many heavy sided High Walls found that are in great shape, or haven't been restored.

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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3831 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: New BPCR Reply #6 - Nov 8^th, 2025 at 1:39pm	Print Post
	If the rest of the screws are as good as the one on the right for the tang it's probably been stuffed in a corner somewhere a lot more than ever used and abused. I rather like the thing, Jose'. Is there a keyway on the barrel for a sight? That tang sight is so new that it hurts the rest of the rifle. Take is off and drop it into a glass full of tomato juice. when it matches the gun, take it out add some salt and pepper, and drink it down. No use wasting good juice. Add vodka if you want.


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11961 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: New BPCR Reply #7 - Nov 8^th, 2025 at 2:19pm	Print Post
	The sight is borrowed off another rifle. I have sights that match the rifle but no sight settings. If it turns out to be a barn burner I'll install the old windgauge tang sight. All the screws are in excellent shape. Except that trigger screw. The firing pin broke then someone stuck it in a basement in Vernal Utah and forgot about it. For a long long time.

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3424 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: New BPCR Reply #8 - Nov 8^th, 2025 at 5:22pm	Print Post
	Ugly is as ugly does. Or something like that. If they shoot well they ain’t so ugly. Just like a woman.

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jhm Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1882 Location: georgia Joined: Sep 4^th, 2011	Re: New BPCR Reply #9 - Nov 8^th, 2025 at 7:47pm	Print Post
	Ugly is in the eye of the beholder. I think that old warhorse is gorgeous. I like the flecked mottled finish and the dated look. JMH


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11961 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: New BPCR Reply #10 - Nov 9^th, 2025 at 2:13pm	Print Post
	jhm wrote on Nov 8^th, 2025 at 7:47pm: Ugly is in the eye of the beholder. I think that old warhorse is gorgeous. I like the flecked mottled finish and the dated look. JMH Thank you for the kind words.

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rkba2nd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2047 Location: earth Joined: Feb 16^th, 2009	Re: New BPCR Reply #11 - Nov 9^th, 2025 at 4:35pm	Print Post
	Form follows function. A favorite of a best friend, who was one of the few that could do both.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11961 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: New BPCR Reply #12 - Nov 9^th, 2025 at 5:52pm	Print Post
	Shot prone off cross stix, no wind flags. 200 yards, 70 gr Swiss 1 1/2, VF wad, 520 grain 457-125 bullet. Old experiminkle ammo. Rifle weighs 10 pounds 3 ounces. Kicks and is very LOUD. I may have had a little viggle in my vaggle. Next load will be 63 gr Swiss 1 1/2 under a 480 grain spitzer bullet. Needs tamed down a little. Think I may have a loose tooth.

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GT Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2259 Location: Northeast Wyoming Joined: Jun 28^th, 2015	Re: New BPCR Reply #13 - Nov 9^th, 2025 at 11:03pm	Print Post
	A viggle and now a fwinch? 😆 More smokewes and less bwack

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JHand Full Member Offline Posts: 139 Joined: Apr 15^th, 2024	Re: New BPCR Reply #14 - Nov 9^th, 2025 at 11:35pm	Print Post
	I shot 83gr of Swiss 1.5 behind a 535gr postel for our match yesterday. Was the most accurate load I've used at range so far, but I'm feeling it today


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