Recently I purchased a Ballard Pacific 38-55 on a online auction. It is a lovely original rifle but unfortunately the bore was no good. It was way oversize and rough. I took it to the range and tried it but the bullets were coming out sideways! I purchased a TJ liner from Nine35.ca a little while ago for a 38-55. I drilled out the barrel and installed the liner. I replaced the blade front sight with a MVA sight. I took it back to the range and now it is an amazing shooter. I haven’t met a Ballard yet that can’t be made to shoot very well. The set trigger is amazing and it has a very nice original Ballard Mid Range Tang sight. I think I will replace the front sight with a windage front sight so I can adjust windage for long range BPCR shooting. The stock is original but the butt stock has some repairs at the top at the back of the action and I think I will need to reinforce this area if I am going to shoot it a bunch. I left the finish original as it has 140 years to wear to this finish and I like ti.
Antique Rifle Restorations by the Gun Doctor 