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Old 08-28-2012, 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by 32-40win View Post
This link concerns a blown up cast action Ballard at the Quigley match, but, it touches on the rolling blocks and other old actions. There is a lot of info in it concerning old actions;

http://www.assra.com/cgi-bin/yabb/Ya...m=1340046856/0

It's not too difficult to find info on Rolling Block strength issues. There is another thread there about a .308 win conversion that was on Gunbroker, basicaly a grenade waiting to happen.
The Ballard is not really that strong an action, not the one I owned, anyway.
I think it was a Pacific#2.
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