I picked up an unbelievable deal today at a local Pawn Shop. I've been looking to add a Ballard to my single shot collection and today was the day. To be honest with everyone I don't know the first thing about the Ballard models. I always like seeing marlinman's collection and watching him shoot over on Sagebrush. What I found was a nice old gun in 40-63, barrel is 30" long and is 7/8 inch at the muzzle. The bore is not perfect, has a little pitting but the rifling looks ok so I want to try and shoot this gun before making an changes. The exterior finish is typical for a gun its age and the wood is solid and looks like someone refinished them a few years back. The sights are blade front and semi buckhorn rear, the tang sight location still has plug screws installed.
I've been trying to find out what brass can be used to make 40-63 brass from because I'm sure the original is impossible to locate. Next will be finding dies to load with. Any information you can offer is appreciated.