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ballard
Ballard is a neighborhood in the northwestern area of Seattle, Washington, United States. Formerly an independent city, the City of Seattle's official boundaries define it as bounded to the north by Crown Hill (N.W. 85th Street), to the east by Greenwood, Phinney Ridge and Fremont (along 3rd Avenue N.W.), to the south by the Lake Washington Ship Canal, and to the west by Puget Sound's Shilshole Bay. Other neighborhood or district boundaries existed in the past; these are recognized by various Seattle City Departments, commercial or social organizations, and other Federal, State, and local government agencies.Landmarks of Ballard include the Ballard Locks, the Nordic Museum, the Shilshole Bay Marina, and Golden Gardens Park. The neighborhood's main thoroughfares running north–south are Seaview, 32nd, 24th, Leary, 15th, and 8th Avenues N.W. East–west traffic is carried by N.W. Leary Way and N.W. 85th, 80th, 65th, and Market Streets (east- and westbound). The Ballard Bridge carries 15th Avenue over Salmon Bay to the Interbay neighborhood, and the Salmon Bay Bridge carries the BNSF Railway tracks across the bay, west of the Ballard Locks.Ballard is located entirely within Seattle City Council District 6, which also includes the neighborhoods of Crown Hill, Green Lake and Phinney Ridge, as well as most of Fremont, North Beach/Blue Ridge, and Wallingford. Ballard is part of the Seattle Public Schools and the Washington State Legislature's 36th legislative district. At the federal level, Ballard is part of the United States House of Representatives's 7th congressional district.
I was at the Colorado Gun Collectors Show in mid May and picked up a neat Ballard #6 Scheutzen rifle. Then got home and was offered a Remington Rolling Block with Gove style under lever conversion! Couldn't pass it up, even though I was gun poor and broke. So dug up enough to buy the...
Intended for serious competition, but it's OK to shoot it for fun. 33" barrel, single set trigger, premium sights. And, of course, an excellent bore. This is a rifle you can use for competition in national matches. I can include brass for reloading.
A very nice Ballard, made by Merrimack Arms Made from the middle 1860's through the early 1870's, this is an antique. Special dual ignition, firing both rimfire and percussion cartridges. Fun to shoot! I use .38 Magnum or Maximum cases. Load with black powder and cast bullets, no primer...
A very nice rifle. Remembering that this is a Civil War era rifle, you can use .38 Special, .357 Magnum or Maximum brass to reload. I only used Trailboss or black powder. Very nice bore. Shiny and pretty, with some corrosion right in front of the chamber. 26" barrel. This is an antique.
A man accused of trying to rob a north Seattle smoke shop has died after being shot by the employee of the business, according to police.
The shooting happened just after 4 p.m. at the King Smoke Shop at the intersection of 15th Avenue Northwest and Northwest 80th Street.
Seattle Police Chief...
I recently traveled to the dry side of Oregon to purchase a Darr barreled Rolling Block, and while there I ended up buying a number of other things. Among the things there were some "parts guns" that were Ballard rifles. A couple looked pretty complete, as they were barreled actions. Along with...
Something one doesn't see everyday. A custom rifle by one of America's all-time great gunsmiths. Heavy 32" barrel on a Ballard action. Double set triggers, which work great. Zischang was known for his custom set triggers and for making some of the finest barrels one could own. Bore is...
Got lucky after over 30 years of hunting and hoping, and was able to buy a Marlin Ballard #6 1/2 Rigby Model Offhand Rifle last weekend! A very rare 1st model that JM Marlin only offered from 1878-1880, and the 1st model used Marlin's pistol grip receiver, but with German style straight grip...
A Ballard man was arrested Sunday after he reportedly threatened and fired a BB gun at a homeless man who is living in a vehicle across the street, police say.
Officers responded to the scene, in the 600 block of NW 47th Street, at around 4 p.m. after the victim called 911 and reported someone...