Brent,
I can't speak for anyone but myself but I got interested in Schuetzen and single-shot rifles around 1970. My first target rifle was High-Wall pistol grip 32-40 with a custom stock from a Winchester collector friend. He bought a large collection but did not want this because of the custom stock. It came with a Winchester A5 scope and the price was around $200. There were no copies on the market of any single-shot then. When it was time to get a better target rifle I bought Pope-Ballard No.24 (.32-40) then Stevens-Pope Ballard 511(.32-40. When I was offered Pope Ballard No. 373(33-40) with all the tools I had to sell No. 24 & 511 and darn near everything in the way of a firearm to pay for it. As the new made single-shots actions showed up on the market they were re-designed or I found them lacking in one way or the other to originals. I then started to collect any good action when I found one and could afford it. I've used my last Ballard sometime back and liked the No. 6 that Ballard rifle company was making, The new company would not sell me one so I'm back looking for an original! Color me jaded or just set in my ways, I started with originals, very few of the clones measure up, if the new one does I'll buy from them.
