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I have two graduating from college in a few weeks. Between college, working, and trying to find jobs using their degrees it doesn't
Leave time for this kind of BS.

Yes, it is the stock 4.10 gearing. I will look into those also if it looks like we will need to lift it. We are flying down to Houston to pick it up on Saturday.

If we quit ;earning we might as well be dead.

Norm

That’s a great memory.

Very nice Hepburn, and appears to have been well cared for!

I rarely take good pictures, but this is my long range Hepburn in .45-70 Govt. It is fitted for a full length scope that I sometimes put on instead of the long range sights.







My Match B with 34" half octagon barrel in .33-40 (bottom) and my Sporting Rifle with extra weight .40-70SS barrel, and DST. in the middle. Top is the engraved Hepburn before I had it checkered.

Throw in that custom Hornet you’re always showing off and you got yourself a deal.

Nice gun. I hate you.

Bump.

There's one thing stopping them and they work tirelessly to take them away from us.

When your old Weaver fogs over...

So the dynamite has been laying around there for ?decade- decades? and they have to make a fast decision and blow it up immediately?
Home residence be damned?

Good to know on the rivets fitting a bit proud. I have rivets out, and they're certainly reusable. I'll decide which to use when they around to competing the task. Thanks for the tips!

Travel is enlightening. He is now enlightened to the fact that American law stops at the border.
RB

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I shoot a few old antique rifles in .32-20. A Ballard, Rolling Block #1 and #2, and a Hepburn. Love the .32-20 cartridge! I have always bought .313" 113 gr. cast lead bullets from Laser Cast and buy them in bulk boxes of 500 bullets. My load for most is a 5.0 gr. of Unique, which is about 1350 fps. If you wanted something milder you can start around 3.5 grs. and work up to best accuracy from there.

Since I've seen three black bears in the wild naturally I'm knowledgeable (NOT!) Biggest one was maybe 225 lbs small head biggesh looking ears 80 yards away I felt safe with my .260 and 140 grain corelokts backed up by my Ruger .45lc and 255 semiwadcutters. We don't have a season and the bears are protected but every year the population grows better to be safe than chomped.

Think blued rifles are becoming a thing of the past..

"Primer is dented"

You might try a different brand of ammo. Several years back I had some Remington Gold's that would fire...sometimes. I pulled the bullets on some and found priming only part there or none at all.

Sorry for the late reply, work got the best of me I am interested and would like to see photos if that’s possible?

PMd

Thanks for the infornation.

Sold via PM. Thanks for looking.

I own 6 Ballard rifles in .40-70 Ballard cartridge, and was buying .405 Win. brass to feed them. I was thrilled when Hornady decided to reintroduce the .405 and I immediately ran out and bought 200 cases. Figured even with multiple rifles it was enough. Then I decided to get some more and it was nowhere to be found! I contacted Hornady directly and they basically told me they didn't know when they'd make another run!
A couple years later I got an excited call from a buddy telling me Gary Reeder Custom Guns had .405 brass and to call them quickly! I called and a nice gentleman said they did indeed have 20,000 cases for sale, but limited each person to 500 cases. Surprisingly he also told me their price was old school at $25 per box of 25! I ordered the maximum 500 pcs. and got the order in just a few days.
I'd still buy more if I found them and the price wasn't stupid. I feel bad for guys who bought new guns in this old cartridge and now have no brass to reload. If I had a .405 chambered rifle I'd be tempted to rechamber it to .40-85 or 90 Ballard and then you can fire form 9.3x74R brass out to .40 caliber and there's plenty of brass in the 9.3x74R to have reasonably.

Ever eht Funyons?

Not a lick, but she sure can shoot. Rifles, shotguns, pistols. She is engaged to a nice young man that just finished college. He comes from a nice family that owns several businesses. They sell furniture, have cattle, and catch and sell exotic game. Her daddy is going to make that long hard walk to give her away before long.

CMP1917

Vetters, part time pole smoker.