Marlin-Ballard rifle

[KSnyder]

Everyone, does anyone have xperience with this one? I didn't see any reference to it in the "cut or don't cut" sticky. I would be doing reciever only.
thanks,
Kent

 

[Ken Hurst]

If you have it annealed, it will be easier to hand polish, it will cut easily and it will take a better color case. Be sure not to buff this action prior to color casing. Ken

 

[KSnyder]

Ken, the reciever has been surface ground down and it is cast not forged 1886 model was on the reciever.
Its (reciever) has been bubbacized & mistreated but it is still sound.
Kent

 

[Ken Hurst]

Kent, sounds as if this was a 22 action. Ballard some years back made the decision not to re-color case the cast actions due to some cracking. Perhaps you should have an origional nic. plating applied or carbonia blue. Ken

 

[Weldon47]

Kent,

I have always heard the term "bubbacized" but have never before seen it in print. Thank you for clarifying the spelling of this important engraving term for me.

Hee hee,

Weldon

 

[KSnyder]

Weldon, bubbacizing occurs when said indivdual attempts something , usually gun work, and has no idea what it's supposed to look like or how to execute it. Kinda like giving an M-1 Garand a lacquer finish so it "looks good".
Kent