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Yes. Wade that is pretty. There's a guy adv. a #1 Tropical in 458 that's a pre-warning. Wants $650 but that 458 would knock your socks off............

Um, so you're saying I shouldn't have sold it?! Argghhh!! LOL, I did sell it, but it's just down the road at my hunting partner's house. I can buy it back whenever I want, but I probably won't. I get to shoot it whenever I want. That rifle is an absolute shooter. It will hold MOA with handloads. Really.

Here's the latest to the collection. A Ballard #3 Gallery, which was a presentation rifle to a US Army Lieutenant from his artillery company. The guys must have liked him a lot, and family provenance shows he went on to serve in Spanish American War, WWI, and made it from West Point Cadet to General!

That's pretty cool. What sort of sight is on the wrist? Is it original? It is hard to guess what it is from the photo.

Brent

I have lurked here for a while but figured I would post a couple shots of a special #3 in 444 Marlin. I have had this rifle for a good many years and it came from a guy in Utah who had Parker Ackley build it for him. She has a beautiful 25 1/2" medium weight Ackely barrel on the owner's action and highly figured wood from I assume one of Parker's sources with a steel butt plate. The gun is a bit heavy by today's synthetic standards but is extremely accurate with full power loads and 300 grain bullets. Never could understand why Bill Ruger never chambered this fine cartridge.

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That is a very fine looking rifle! Do you have any problems finding bullets that hold up under full power loads? I know most of the bullets out there in this size are designed for the .44 magnum.

Might as well add my Ross single-shot .280 match rifle to the group -

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While I'm on the topic of single-shots, might as well add a couple photos of this Ross Cadet.

The best overall performing heavy bullet and no longer made was the Barnes
' Original' 300 grain flat point atop 55.9 grains of H335 at 2250 fps. Barnes also made a 250 grain hollow point that was good but the 265 grain Hornady FP with H322 shot better in this barrel. Been a few years since I loaded and shot the gun but took a big old cow elk with a 300 Barnes some years ago and it took out both big shoulder bones and some branches behind. Off the bench the gun is somewhat punishing with the steel butt plate but if I do my part the gun will group sub MOA consistently. If I was loading and shooting her now I would look seriously into some hard cast bullets of more weight and less velocity.

Rick

I have shown these before, but these are some of the ones I have made.

Here's my newest acquisition. A Rem. #4 rolling block, three barrel set, with case.

Now that is just darn cool!

What three calibers are those barrels and what about that scope? Who made it, what power, etc?

Brent

This is my Ruger 1S 45-70 with low rings and a lupy.

Hi BrentD,
The Ballard #3 has a Marbles tang sight, and I'm pretty sure it's original, as the gun has no rear sight dovetail on the barrel.
The Rem #4's three barrels are as follows:
26" matted top round, in .22 magnum
24" round in .22LR
22" octagon in .22 short.
The scope is a Dixie Gun Works item, with custom built mounts. I didn't like the polished finish on scope or mounts, so I've refinished both now.

Two more new additions:
RB Rodda Francotte patent Martini takedown in .310 Cadet. Factory engraved, with full octagon barrel.
Rem. Rolling Block #1 1/2 in .22LR

Nothing fancy but they are shooters.

A Martini Cadet with a tapered octagon with a quarter rib. It was almost in .222 rimmed (short chambered and no throat to chamber), along with a host of other issues. But will be back soon with proper lever detach mounts and rings, trigger work, re-chambered to .223 and a diet to thin the forearm and the butt-stock will be shortened a bit and "de-Weatherbyized".
It was someone's project from the '70's I think, and I got to finish it :-)
This is the before photo...

new to me. the first single shot i ever wanted was a borchardt think i finally found a keeper. she is in 25 ackley krag the 25 krag is one of the oldest wildcats i'm sure you boys know all about it. this one is very accurate with the right man at the helm.

CTW, have you used it on game yet?

Dino in Reno

no critters yet only paper. i do plan to hunt with the rifle this fall. this thing is a tack driver.
thanks chris