310 Martini Cadet extractor
Hello I am new to the site, I live in a small town in central Arizona USA, am retired law enforcement and now do hobby machining and gun work. I recently picked up a Martini Cadet that someone has...
View ArticleWish and a prayer.... Rook rifle extractor
Greetings all, new to the forum, and hoping on a wish and prayer someone can help me out. I've recently acquired what I beleive is a Tranter Patent 2nd Model rook rifle, with a broken extractor. My...
View ArticleWestley Richards Small Frame Martini
This afternoon I've posted a couple of pictures of a Westley Richards rear sight in the Yard Sale forum as lizardtrack wanted details of it. I had to load the photos in my Yuku album, which meant...
View ArticleCadet Foresight protector
I'd always thought that the idea of the pressed steel foresight protector was that you slid it off the muzzle to use the sights, then slid it back on when finished.But I just noticed the shape of the...
View ArticleRook rifle shoot?
Has anyone heard about a rook rifle shoot being held in Ohio in September?
View ArticleBritish long range shooting vs American
Somewhere I read where the english rook rifle matches looked down on the NRA short range shooting of 100 yds and less. Apparently this was around the late 1800s early 1900s. I wish I could find it...
View ArticleGauging interest: New manufacture .22 barrels for Martinis
I'm taking a straw poll to see if there is interest in getting a run of .22 barrels made and mounted on Mk II Martini-Henry actions. This is only a "hey, is there a market for this?" question before...
View ArticleWestley Richards in a box
Wasn't sure if this is the right section. I have on the way a W/R martini in a box. The first cased gun for me.I just felt I had to have one. It is in 32/40
View ArticleCadet Chamber Question
Sometime back I bought a BSA Cadet barreled action that I've just started to work on. Sometime in the distant past the sides of the action had been sanded smooth. No stampings are visible but there is...
View ArticleFrancotte Brevete in 9.4-40R Cal
I'd been watching this one for awhile on an auction site and with Clive's assistance am now its new proud owner. The checkering of the stock and receiver were the first attractions, along with the...
View ArticleCadet extractor
Not sure if this should go here or gun smithing, but here it is. I asked the nephew if he could duplicate a small frame martini extractor. Here is the result. It is in 4140 HT steel, what ever that...
View ArticleVickers Martini Sight Screw
I picked up a Vickers Martini at Tulsa last weekend and it is missing the rear sight. I do have a PH8 sight that will fit it, but I don't have the screw that holds the sight in. The hollow screw is...
View ArticleLatest little Martini to come Home
Thought I would post a shot of a Take Down Mod 7 from 1909 first one I have come across. TJ.
View Articlebsa mk 2 international
is they an online step by step on how to rebuild this action as i was told they are quite tricky.havent got one but was just curious when i read about them....i rebuilt martinis easily enough and even...
View ArticleAlexander Henry Rook Rifle
I bought this at the recent Birmingham Arms FairI like hammer single shots with Jones' underlevers, and what's not to like about Alexander HenrysNot in particularly good condition with some surface...
View ArticleBSA Model 12
I have been given a BSA Model 12 on semi permanent loan. Mainly because it needed cleaned very, very, badly. It was a friend's relative's grandfathers match rifle and was maintained very well, when he...
View Article310 cadet load for longer range
Hi all, I shoot my .310 cadet on our club indoor range at 20-25m. For this I load with the standard charge of 4.2 grains of Unique, behind a 120 grain heeled bullet. I am going down to Bisley later...
View ArticleWO miniature rifle
Gents,I succumbed and fell for a lovely little War Office pattern miniature rifle. I bought it to teach the kids the fundamentals of rifle shooting (it's my excuse and I'm sticking to it). It is the...
View Article360 No.5 Holland & Holland
As a follow up to my heavy bullet question, I decided to swage some lighter bullets and see how they work. So, I went with a paper patched .366" diameter 150gr bullet and 16grs fff black powder. They...
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