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February 3, 2020 - 7:37 pm
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Hello I’m new to this forum and new to Winchesters. I am not new to collecting and if I find something that I haven’t seen before I try to buy it. There are of corse many variables in that last sentence. I found and bought a high wall ser#30409 and I’ve requested a factory letter on the rifle. The barrel is marked 40-90 B. As I understand it the B stands for Ballard? Can anyone tell me how many high walls where chambered for the 40-90 B.  Does anyone have experience shooting this round. If so what components where used.

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Gerry

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Hello Gerry,

Winchester manufactured just (120) high-wall rifles chambered for the 40-90 Ballard cartridge, and serial number 30409 was one of them.  The 40-90 Ballard cartridge was very similar to the slightly more common 40-90 Sharps Straight, and the two share many of the same components.  The primary difference is the case length (2-15/16″ for the Ballard versus 3.25″ for the Sharps Straight.

The bottom high-wall in my signature picture is a Fancy Sporting Rifle in 40-90 Ballard.

Bert

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