I picked up this very early Ballard sporting rifle, probably made around 1863-1864 chambered in .44 Long Rimfire. I have no interest in guns I cannot shoot. So I made my own reloadable .44 Long Rimfire cartridges by modifying .44-40 brass to take a .22 blank in an offset chamber as a primer, and using a 218gr heel type bullets. I hope to get to the range later this week to try them out