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Another Ballard followed me home
Sep 23rd, 2026 at 10:15am
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This came from the Ehler's collection and most huddled around the tables thought it had my name on it because of it's stock design...
I shot it last night in the wind (10-15 mph), tried 5 different lots, 20 shots each, appears to have potential.
I'm sanding and finishing it's pine 2x6 for effect now, maybe look for new lumber for it eventually. 
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Reply #1 - Sep 23rd, 2026 at 10:21am
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She definitely won’t blow away in any wind!
What does it weigh?
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Reply #2 - Sep 23rd, 2026 at 11:22am
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That's what I'd expect from a A Hubalek barreled Ballard! Very nice basis for some nice stocks later.
  
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Reply #3 - Sep 23rd, 2026 at 12:02pm
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There's no wiggle on the bench.  Weighs in at 18.5 pounds with the pine buttstock.  Found a piece of curly maple in my mess for a new butt stock, maybe have it done in time for Glasgow???  The screwed on walnut bag rider using the drywall screws definitely adds some class...   Grin
  
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Reply #4 - Sep 23rd, 2026 at 1:21pm
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Function over aesthetics? Wink
  
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Reply #5 - Sep 24th, 2026 at 3:42pm
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it adds something i'm not sure class is the correct term.   tony<><
  
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Reply #6 - Sep 24th, 2026 at 6:51pm
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Form follows function per my father, six of one, half dozen of another. Not sure who came up with that one, but am interested?
  
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Reply #7 - Sep 24th, 2026 at 7:16pm
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Ok, interesting, it was an architect named Louis H. Sullivan in an essay in 1896 "The tall office building artistically considered".
  
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Reply #8 - Sep 24th, 2026 at 7:23pm
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And dad was an architect. Should have guessed.
  
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Reply #9 - Sep 25th, 2026 at 10:04am
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Form follows function, yes that is it.  Most that know me know the schedule, I gather or build one, shoot it at various ranges to see how it works, these were no different.  Three of the five in this recent process got the final test last night.  Shot indoors at bottle caps.  The latest, (top) the Hubalek has a strong preference for high$ ammo and shoots good but not great, a cap score of .565.  The E. Johnson, (middle) it was severely modified by Harlan but mostly sorted out now, couldn't shoot a score below .790 with any brand or quality I had with me.  My Storie bronze Worn configuration with a Bartlein - made primarily for OH, won out shooting CX with a .490 even being really uncomfortable from the bench. 
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