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YippyKiYay Participating Member Offline Posts: 43 Location: Wichita Falls Texas Joined: Apr 4^th, 2026	Re: Someone help me Identify this Rolling Block action Reply #15 - May 26^th, 2026 at 8:38pm	Print Post
	The action has a Green Mountain 54 caliber muzzleloader barrel threaded onto it. It had an inline breech threaded into the barrel. When I bought it the inline breech with musket nipple was installed, making it an unusual inline muzzleloader. I snapped a few musket caps on the nipple and they were a pain to remove. I can see why the action has scratches from a knife etc. trying to remove the caps and fragments. I removed the inline breech and want to install a 50 caliber liner and chamber it to 50-90 Sharps. I guess they cut the extractor notch rather than remove the extractor, which helps me a lot and allows the action to be returned to centerfire. I guess I should have said this to begin with. Btw, had anyone seen a RB converted to inline muzzleloader before?

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Bulseyetom Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1025 Location: Santa Maria, Ca Joined: Oct 31^st, 2010	Re: Someone help me Identify this Rolling Block action Reply #16 - May 26^th, 2026 at 8:56pm	Print Post
	I am not sure how easy it is to get a 50-90 rim to clear the hammer. My #5 is now a 50-70 and it is all my shoulder wants and then some! The buffalo I shot with it didn't know it was only a 50-70 and not a 50-90 and succumbed. Tom


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12300 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Someone help me Identify this Rolling Block action Reply #17 - May 26^th, 2026 at 11:23pm	Print Post
	Thanks. Got it now.

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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4446 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: Someone help me Identify this Rolling Block action Reply #18 - yesterday at 12:23am	Print Post
	Yippy, when I had Higginbotham convert my 1902 to a buffalo rifle I was thinking about doing it in 50-90. He talked me out of it and said I just wanted a 50-70. Maybe the problem loading the 50-90 was part of that but he said his was a 50-70. And I have a Westley Richards "Improved Martini" (really an internal hammer Peabody) that I had converted in the late 1960s to what now would be called an inline muzzleloader.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17998 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Someone help me Identify this Rolling Block action Reply #19 - yesterday at 10:33am	Print Post
	If the lower tang is original to this action it's not an original Sporting Action. The Sporters all had a longer lower tang with a wood screw at the end of the lower tang. I think it's a #5 smokeless action that's been milled to octagon top.

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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4446 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: Someone help me Identify this Rolling Block action Reply #20 - yesterday at 11:53am	Print Post
	As Vall said, Higginbotham milled my #5 to an octagon when he built my rifle.


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YippyKiYay Participating Member Offline Posts: 43 Location: Wichita Falls Texas Joined: Apr 4^th, 2026	Re: Someone help me Identify this Rolling Block action Reply #21 - yesterday at 8:05pm	Print Post
	marlinguy wrote yesterday at 10:33am: If the lower tang is original to this action it's not an original Sporting Action. The Sporters all had a longer lower tang with a wood screw at the end of the lower tang. I think it's a #5 smokeless action that's been milled to octagon top. I think your correct, after looking at other actions carefully. I'm happy to know it's a smokeless action. Not that I plan to hot rod it, but it's good to know.

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YippyKiYay Participating Member Offline Posts: 43 Location: Wichita Falls Texas Joined: Apr 4^th, 2026	Re: Someone help me Identify this Rolling Block action Reply #22 - yesterday at 8:07pm	Print Post
	oneatatime wrote yesterday at 11:53am: As Vall said, Higginbotham milled my #5 to an octagon when he built my rifle. That's an amazing looking rifle. The case hardening is beautiful. How long is the barrel?

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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4446 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: Someone help me Identify this Rolling Block action Reply #23 - Today at 12:35am	Print Post
	30 inches.


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