Thanks for the comments guys. My own custom .22 is, I believe, a Winder (flare side, thick tang, large shank but no extra holes). It colored nicely. I like the heavier action a lot better than the thin-tang, flat-side low wall. Joe, can you tell me what an unscalloped receiver ring is? Do you mean the trough at the top that allows a lower sight picture?

Harry, we do have all sorts of metals research and engineering around here plus the Ames lab, but a person can't walk in and ask for an analysis in a research lab generally. Time and money are in short supply like never before, but generally it would be like dropping by a law school and asking for an opinion on one's property abstract or mortgage papers.

Steve, here are a few pictures that prove the old Ballard still has what it takes. The last photo is my Boone and Crocket doe smile







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