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Thread: Ballard .46 Rimfire to centerfire?

  1. 05-09-2014, 04:12 PM #1
    John in PA
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    Ballard .46 Rimfire to centerfire?

    I'm thinking about working with an early Ballard military chambered in .46 RF. Any suggestions about the centerfire conversion of the breech?

    How about availability of suitable brass for conversion?

    Bullet choices, etc.

    I know it's a weaker cast action and suitable only for BP or equivalent loads.
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  2. 05-13-2014, 02:03 PM #2
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    One of my friends had one. He had a turned brass case made with a chamber at the edge of the case for .22 rimfire. He pulled the bullets from .22 shorts and used them to prime that one case. He shot that rifle with only one case.
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  3. 05-13-2014, 07:29 PM #3
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    This might be worth a look for you.

    http://www.n-ssa.org/vbforum/showthr...ard-46-rimfire
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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
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LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
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