RE: [DL] Law Dogs, Bullards etc. (Steve Long)

["Jeff Yates" <jyates@poboxes.com>]

I found a reference to T. Roosevelt and his .45-75 Winchester lever action.
I believe that this is not your father's Winchester (i.e. none of the
Winchester lever actions in the rules use .45-75 ammo, it is a large,
powerful round.  In my game the Winchesters all use pistol ammo, so a cowboy
only has to carry one type of bullets for both hand gun and rifle.
Something like .45-75 Winchester is speciall order).  Anyway, it also
references the Bullard Express (6 rounds of 50-115).
http://miglior.ne.mediaone.net/52/1.html#40

I also found a site that sells (even now!) Bullard ammo -
http://www.owlnet.com/quality/exotic.htm
They have several calibers.  I would imagine that a Bullard rifle could hold
more than 6 shots if it weren't using huge 50-115 rounds.

Just some FYI, I can't guarantee any accuracy or relevance ;-)

Jeff


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-deadlands@gamerz.net [mailto:owner-deadlands@gamerz.net]On
> Behalf Of John Goff
> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 2:24 PM
> To: deadlands@gamerz.net
> Subject: Re: [DL] Law Dogs, Bullards etc. (Steve Long)
>
>
> > I have, however, found a maker named Ballard, whose rifles come in every
> > conceivable calibre (up to buffalo guns).  A typo, perhaps?
> They are also
> > specifically single-shot weapons, using a lever-action similar to a
> > Winchester to load and eject said cartridge, and a double trigger set to
> > cock and fire it.  Complicated, but neat.
> >
>
> Bullard, the manufacturer, originally produced first quality muskets and
> continued into at least the late 1800s with precision firearms.
> Apparently,
> not only is the company long out of business, but it's also been forgotten
> by all but the most well-informed collectors.
>
> I can't speak for the 11-shot capacity of the listed gun (between you, me,
> and the rest of the list, I suspect it's incorrect...), but I know Teddy
> Roosevelt favored a 6-shot lever-action Bullard Express in the 50-115
> caliber. The manufacturer produced rifles in a variety of styles and
> calibers, so I suspect what happened was stats for two guns got mixed.
>
> Ballard is a different gunmaker, BTW.
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> John
>
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