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Aable of Contents (Please click on the chapter links to see a sample page from the book.):
  • Acknowledgements 
  • Preface 
  • Introduction 
  • Chapter 1 Charles Ballard and His Rifle 

    • The Patent Model Ballard • The first manufacturer, Ball & Williams • The sales agents, Merwin & Bray 
  • Chapter 2 Ball & Williams Ballards 

    • Early sporting rifles used on the frontier • Military carbines and rifles used in the Civil War • The percussion/rimfire system 
  • Chapter 3 Dwight, Chapin & Co. Ballards 

    • A Civil War contractor who made carbines and rifles 
  • Chapter 4 R. Ball & Co. Ballards 

    • A transitional company, successor to Ball & Williams 
  • Chapter 5 The Merrimack Ballards 

    • New ownership and a new manufacturing plant • An improved rifle using a new frame and breechblock • A shotgun is introduced 
  • Chapter 6 The Brown Ballards 

    • A time of experimentation • The first centerfire rifles • A takedown system • A steel frame 
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  • Chapter 7 The Marlin Ballard Era 

    • A greatly improved rifle with new ownership and manufacturing facility • A new sales team 
  • Chapter 8 The No. 0 and No. 1 Hunting Rifles 

    • Using up old parts from prior manufacturers, and how these early rifles differed from the new Marlin-Ballards 
  • Chapter 9 The No. 1 1/2 Hunter’s Rifle

    • Marlin’s improved action – a stronger rifle using more powerful cartridges 
  • Chapter 10 The No. 13/4 Far West Rifle 

    • A scarce large bore hunting rifle • Cleaning an old rifle; limited restoration 
  • Chapter 11 The No. 2 Sporting Rifle 

    • A small game rifle • Cast iron frames and forged steel frames 
  • Chapter 12 The No. 3 Gallery Rifle 

    • Variations in the frame, firing pins, and extractors 
  • Chapter 13 The No. 3 PG Rifle 

    • The first recording of this rifle • Gallery shooting 
  • Chapter 14 The No. 3F Fine Gallery Rifle 

    • An offhand target version of the No. 3 Gallery Rifle 
  • Chapter 15 The No. 3 1/2 Target Rifle 

    • A rare mid range style rifle – the first time illustrated in a book 
  • Chapter 16 The No. 4 Perfection Rifle 

    • A basic hunting rifle • differences • Marlin Ballard rifling • Rigby marked Ballards 
  • Chapter 17 The No. 4 1/4 Rifle 

    • Catalog listing and illustration of this rare model 
  • Chapter 18 The No. 4 1/2 Mid Range Rifle 

    • Checkering and forearm tips 
  • Chapter 19 The No. 4 1/2 A-1 Mid Range Rifle 

    • Engraving, hammers and triggers • Crescent rifle buttplates 
  • Chapter 20 The No. 5 Pacific Rifle 

    • A western hunting favorite • Letters from users 
  • Chapter 21 The No. 5 1/2 Montana Rifle 

    • A powerful western hunting rifle • Serial number markings • Ballard production • Octagon barrel profiles 
  • Chapter 22 The No. 6 Schuetzen Rifle 

    • The German pattern, the Swiss style • Double-set trigger variations • Schuetzen shooting, shooting parks, shooters 
  • Chapter 23 The J.M. Marlin Ballard No. 6 1/2 Off-Hand Rifle 

    • Ballard’s first NRA offhand rules rifle 
  • Chapter 24 An Introduction to the Ballard Rigby Rifles 

    • Defining the Ballard Rigby barrels 
  • Chapter 25 The No. 6 1/2 Rigby Off-Hand Rifle 

    • The first model Rigby • More on engraving • Schoverlings stock 
  • Chapter 26 The Developmental Pistol Grip Rigby Model 

    • The second model Rigby Ballard • Swiss buttplates 
  • Chapter 27 The No. 6 1/2 P.G. Off-Hand Rifle 

    • The third model Rigby Ballard • A review of Marlin Ballard engraving 
  • Chapter 28 The Marlin Fire Arms Co. No. 6 1/2 Off-Hand Rifle 

    • The fourth model Rigby Ballard • Standardizing parts 
  • Chapter 29 An Introduction to the Ballard Long Range Rifles 

    • A brief history • The quagmire of models 
  • Chapter 30 The Ballard No. 7 Long Range Rifle 

    • The non-engraved model • Cartridge development • Shooting positions 
  • Chapter 31 The Ballard No. 7-A-1 Long Range Rifle 

    • Buffalo Bill Cody owned one 
  • Chapter 32 The Ballard No. 7-A-1 Extra Long Range Rifle 

    • Shotgun buttplates • Cased vernier sights • More on engraving 
  • Chapter 33 The Late Long Range No. 7 Rifle 

    • Made by Marlin Fire Arms Company 
  • Chapter 34 The Ballard No. 8 Union Hill Rifle 

    • Harry Pope shot one • Standardizing the model line 
  • Chapter 35 The Ballard No. 9 Union Hill 

    • A complete target rifle at a moderate price • Forearm differences 
  • Chapter 36 The Ballard No. 10 Schuetzen Junior Rifle 

    • A less expensive schuetzen than the No. 6 
  • Chapter 37 Special Factory-Made Marlin Ballard Rifles 

    • A sampling of special order rifles • Unlisted models 
  • Chapter 38 Ballard Sights 

    • Factory and aftermarket sights 
  • Chapter 39 Marlin Ballard Breechblocks: How They Differ and Function 

    • A cutaway action • Exploded drawing 
  • Chapter 40 Ballard Cartridges 

    • Cutaway and sectioned cartridges • Everlasting series • Cartridge boxes 
  • Chapter 41 Reloading Tools for Ballard Rifles 

    • Factory and aftermarket tools 
  • Chapter 42 Customized Ballard Rifles 

    • The most popular early-day single shot rifle to customize • Popes, Schoyens, Zischangs, Petersons, Bergs, and other famous custom makers
  • Chapter 43 The Ballard Rifle and Cartridge, LLC 

    • Modern-day Ballards by Ballard Rifle, Red Willow, and Rifle Works and Armory 
  • About the Author 
  • Bibliography 
  • Index 
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