Bailey Bradshaw falling block double

[Wishfulthinker580]

A little thread revival...

It took nearly 5 years, but I ordered a rising block at DSC last week.

Bailey's booth was right next to John Sharp's...so four days looking at the rifles and talking with Bailey was too much for me.

Have been on the road since the show ended, but as soon as I get home I will be mailing off the Turkish Walnut and a dummy round!

Congratulations!!

 

[TOBY458]

A little thread revival...

It took nearly 5 years, but I ordered a rising block at DSC last week.

Bailey's booth was right next to John Sharp's...so four days looking at the rifles and talking with Bailey was too much for me.

Have been on the road since the show ended, but as soon as I get home I will be mailing off the Turkish Walnut and a dummy round!

What caliber?

 

[mdwest]

A little thread revival...

It took nearly 5 years, but I ordered a rising block at DSC last week.

Bailey's booth was right next to John Sharp's...so four days looking at the rifles and talking with Bailey was too much for me.

Have been on the road since the show ended, but as soon as I get home I will be mailing off the Turkish Walnut and a dummy round!

Very cool!

If I had to spend 4 days looking at the prototype twist lock he had on the table I’m pretty sure I would have succumbed as well…

I’m still half tempted to drive to Longview just to ask to see that thing again…

 

[tarbe]

I have been vacillating a bit on caliber. Bouncing from one rimmed cartridge to another.

I must always have a 45-70. And my wife would only greenlight this project if I promised I would never sell the rifle, lol.

So I think I’m going to do 45-70 and then probably rationalize several other 45-70s currently in the stable.

I do have some months to change my mind.

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

I have been vacillating a bit on caliber. Bouncing from one rimmed cartridge to another.

I must always have a 45-70. And my wife would only greenlight this project if I promised I would never sell the rifle, lol.

So I think I’m going to do 45-70 and then probably rationalize several other 45-70s currently in the stable.

I do have some months to change my mind.

I think that would be a really cool choice. American double in an American cartridge. Sounds like it would be a blast!

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

Very cool!

If I had to spend 4 days looking at the prototype twist lock he had on the table I’m pretty sure I would have succumbed as well…

I’m still half tempted to drive to Longview just to ask to see that thing again…

Not very far from DFW! Just saying..

 

[tarbe]

I think that would be a really cool choice. American double in an American cartridge. Sounds like it would be a blast!

I’m doing a single barrel though, not a double.

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

I’m doing a single barrel though, not a double.

Can’t wait to see it!

 

[AZDAVE]

If you are looking for a old western caliber. 38/55 or 40/65 or 45/70-110 would all be interesting

 

[mdwest]

Not very far from DFW! Just saying..

My deer lease is less than 45 minutes from Baileys house

Seriously tempting...

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

My deer lease is less than 45 minutes from Baileys house

Seriously tempting...

Nice. Let me know if you need any more enabling

 

[Ruraldoc]

Instead of 45-70, I would do 450/400. That way you could shoot anything, anywhere from elephant on down.

Beautiful rifles for sure.

 

[tarbe]

Very cool!

If I had to spend 4 days looking at the prototype twist lock he had on the table I’m pretty sure I would have succumbed as well…

I’m still half tempted to drive to Longview just to ask to see that thing again…

I thought that was you hanging around Bailey‘s booth like a vulture, lol. We’ve only met once, and it was years ago.

That is a slick idea he put together - Bailey has quite a mind!

 

[tarbe]

Instead of 45-70, I would do 450/400. That way you could shoot anything, anywhere from elephant on down.

Beautiful rifles for sure.

This rifle will be for domestic use only. But it sounds like you already know what caliber you will do yours in!

 

[tarbe]

If you are looking for a old western caliber. 38/55 or 40/65 or 45/70-110 would all be interesting

I already told Bailey I want a throat on this 45-70 so I have better options for seating longer bullets. That’s why I was going to send a dummy.

I might just have him go ahead and run a 45-90 reamer in it.

 

[tarbe]

Can’t wait to see it!

Here is the wood.

 

[Wyatt Smith]

I’d love one myself someday in either 303 or 8x57 JRS.
I don’t think funds will allow it for quite some time though.

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

Here is the wood.

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That is going to be one beautiful stock!!

 

[Noah Hutchens]

A little thread revival...

It took nearly 5 years, but I ordered a rising block at DSC last week.

Bailey's booth was right next to John Sharp's...so four days looking at the rifles and talking with Bailey was too much for me.

Have been on the road since the show ended, but as soon as I get home I will be mailing off the Turkish Walnut and a dummy round!

Have you received your rifle yet? How is it? I’m thinking about ordering one of his doubles.

 

[tarbe]

Have you received your rifle yet? How is it? I’m thinking about ordering one of his doubles.

Looking through this old thread, I have to laugh at how many changes I have made to this rifle over the past 18 months.

Poor Bailey must feel like a custom home builder being designed on the fly by a committee of...never mind!

We are finally settled on calibers...yes plural. I am having him do a switch-barrel for me; 45-100 and 30 Super Flanged Magnum.

The 45-100 will have an octagon barrel and slightly taller iron sights to accommodate the higher comb needed to shoot the 30 Super with a scope.

The rifle is being worked on now. I will post it up in a separate thread when it is done (won't be too long, unless I make more changes).

Starline makes 45-100 brass and at 2.6" length (and stout) this will essentially be a rimmed 458 Winchester Magnum. The 26" barrel will likely let me easily match the top 458 loads.

The Super 30 will have a 26 or 27 inch barrel and a long throat to allow seating a 220gr Nosler Partition to 3.9" OAL. Based on my experience with a 26" barreled and long-throated 300 H&H, I expect this two-barrel rifle to be capable of hunting anything pretty much anywhere.