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My bucket list is small, as is my areas of interest now. I used to want every type of 1800's American single shot cartridge rifle I could afford, and some I couldn't afford too! As time passed, I've concentrated on Marlin Ballard rifles, and Remington Rolling Block and Hepburn rifles exclusively. Sold off a bunch of others, but still have a few guns outside my interest that I've just had too long to want to let them go.
There's only maybe 4-6 rifles within my collecting/shooting interest now that I'd like to buy, but they're expensive and rare enough to likely never obtain without something else going away to fund them. I did recently pickup one bucket list rifle at the CGCA show in May when I bought my engraved #6 Ballard Scheutzen with a George C. Schoyen barrel. I've got several #6's, but none were the factory engraved versions, so that niche is filled now.
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Wow couple nice rifles you got there.
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A couple of new rifles are on the way. I did not know the Grant was on my bucket list until I viewed it. Snap action sidelock Grant in 500-450 #1 Express ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/AvGUqGml.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/aosHSK5l.jpg) .303 British Best quality Gibbs Sporter ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/rGgSeWJl.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/OnkDl5Xl.jpg) Steve, the Grant looks like it came with some hollow point bullets. Is there a mold in there too? Pretty cool rifle.
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/qclHjMQ.jpg)
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The mold is there as is the hollow point insert for it. I may make a sold point insert as well. I really like this one, the snap action guns have always appealed to me. I have owned several sap-action shotguns, this will be my first rifle of that design. Wonderful quality on Grant guns from this period. A really nice cartridge as well, light bullets and heavy powder charges will make for a relatively flat shooting rifle. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/9uK7uL6l.jpg)
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Brent,
Top photo , left hand side of case, you can see the side of the mould - looks like a bronze mallet.
Opposite end of case you can see the core plug to form the hollow points on casting.
Very nice rifles SKB.
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Very nice rifle, SKB. I have some 500-450 #1 Express brass surplus to my needs.When I had rifle (1881 Westley Richards), I played around with duplex loads and was getting close to 1900 fps.
Last edited by HalfaDouble; 08/05/23 06:54 PM.
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Sold a "Griffin & Howe" 1903 Sporter in .22 Hornet... I've regretted it ever since... would love to have that rifle back.
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