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    Yeah the Ballard manual under barrel extractor is brilliant
    It brings the case back parallel with the bore and stops when the brass is still just in the chamber
    So the case is easily gathered by the hand controlling the extractor

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    And yes the cases have a lot of value in time expended making them.
    But being a low volume shooter and if I'm careful the 30 I will have when I finish the next run I've started they will last me out
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    So many rifles and so little time.
    GPM.

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    This isn't really a How To

    More of a Can do

    There are a lot of guns unfired for a century
    It has never been easier to make fully functional cases for these obsolete guns and use then again as they were intended to be.

    Many of these guns are in very serviceable condition and entirely safe to shoot with care and caution

    The thing they were made to do 160 years ago hasn't changed
    The animals haven't grown armour.

    So get a relic out of your gun case and work out how to make functional ammunition for it and experience the thrill of firing them again and maybe even hunting with them also
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    Being a little tongue in cheek here but the above statement could be seen as a logical extension of Dave Benfells position on thermals
    "One point I’m concerned about, which I raised, is the recent Department of Conservation approval of using handheld thermal devices during daylight on our public conservation land. I’d like to open a debate about this, as I don’t agree with it from a ‘fair chase’ point of view and, more importantly, I don’t believe it’s safe. I realise my opinion won’t be popular with some, however, I have strong views on it, and I’ll always stand up for what I believe. Long term, I think we need to be very cautious as to what technology we allow into hunting in NZ."
    Taking that to it's logical conclusion, magazine rifles and optical sights are an abomination in the eyes of the lord, even those that use cartridges instead of being loaded from the front may be questionable in his eyes.
    Bring back the pointy stick!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marty Henry View Post
    Being a little tongue in cheek here but the above statement could be seen as a logical extension of Dave Benfells position on thermals
    "One point I’m concerned about, which I raised, is the recent Department of Conservation approval of using handheld thermal devices during daylight on our public conservation land. I’d like to open a debate about this, as I don’t agree with it from a ‘fair chase’ point of view and, more importantly, I don’t believe it’s safe. I realise my opinion won’t be popular with some, however, I have strong views on it, and I’ll always stand up for what I believe. Long term, I think we need to be very cautious as to what technology we allow into hunting in NZ."
    Taking that to it's logical conclusion, magazine rifles and optical sights are an abomination in the eyes of the lord, even those that use cartridges instead of being loaded from the front may be questionable in his eyes.
    Bring back the pointy stick!
    The aversion to thermal imagers is maybe a good sportsmanship point, but the flip side of that coin is surely that New Zealand NEEDS a certain amount of deer shot on a regular basis.
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    First shot at live game
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    Very fine sights in dull light and old eyes

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    Quote Originally Posted by grandpamac View Post
    So many rifles and so little time.
    GPM.
    Make the time GPM
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    I know of a Ballard it has an interchangable firing pine from rim to centerfire not sure if it the same as your model

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    @bluecod that's a later model that had the dual CF RF firing pin

    You can take the pin out and turn it over

    My one is the 1864 Dual ignition percussion and RF
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