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Take-Down [or not] Falling Block?

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17 November 2009, 05:58
BigFiveJack
Take-Down [or not] Falling Block?
Anyone make a take-down falling block rifle

in .458 up through 600 NE and even through

4 bore with total rifle weight into the mid

20 pounds range?

If not, what about a F/B NON take-down as

described above?



Jack

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17 November 2009, 06:24
Biebs
Jack, One of the sites has a 4-bore single shot FB for $39K if I remember. i can find it if your need.
17 November 2009, 10:36
BigFiveJack
Thanks but that's 4 or 5 times my price range.

I see a guy on big bores who makes a 2 bore

at about $8500. So I half hoped for a 4 bore at

a bit less, but maybe that's dreaming. I some-

times wonder about a muzzle loader 4 bore that

would look like a giant Ruger No. 1. I think

that would satisfy me just as well, maayyybe...

But maybe not... bewildered I'm also a 600 NE

"nut" and I think a 14 or 15 pound falling block

rifle in THAT caliber would be a TREASURE! Then

there's the super caliber that Ed H came up with,

the true .500 caliber bullet fired from expanded

475 #2 brass! [Same bullet as 500 S&W revolvers,

of which I own one!] Any way, on it goes, the

rifle addiction thing, not so tough on a guy as

heroine...I guess.....



Jack

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17 November 2009, 12:01
JudgeG
Ballard

Takedown cost $650 more?!?

I wonder what the largest caliber is?

A Farquharson action is forthcoming, also.


JudgeG ... just counting time 'til I am again finding balm in Gilead chilled out somewhere in the Selous.
17 November 2009, 12:09
Mike Brooks
I looked thru and Ballard claims their High Wall is good thru a 600 NE.


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17 November 2009, 21:18
Idaho Sharpshooter
B5J,

soooooo, why not get a four bore built on the two bore frame? I still got my pair of four bore empty cases sitting here on my desk. It might just be under two years and nine-grand for one.

Rich
17 November 2009, 21:22
loud-n-boomer
If you are serious, you might want to check on the Hagn rifles and actions.

Dave


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17 November 2009, 22:09
Biebs
Except with Hagn you'd be back up there in the $$$ stratosphere!!!
18 November 2009, 09:24
BigFiveJack
Good ideas men, the looking and digging is half the fun...



Jack

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