I recently acquired a Victorian Government stamped, Francotte patent marked, Martini cadet rifle. Barrel on rifle is stamped Birmingham Small Arms. Due to the .230L stamped near top of the barrel about 2 inches from the action, I'm pretty sure it is chambered in the centerfire 230 long morris cartridge. Unlike my BSA Martini model 12, which has a screw that holds the action in the receiver, this one has a pin to drive out. While I did not break down the action to inspect each part, I did remove the action assembly to check and clean and noticed nothing wrong with it. Bore condition is pretty good for its age with decent rifleings and no pitting that I could detect after a good cleaning.
For the last few days I've spent some time on various websites researching info on the 230L morris and this rifle. From this I have basically decided reloading the 230L morris is something I do not want to do, even though I do reload about 7 different rifle calibers.
From a couple of comments in cadet martini posts that I've read, I got the impression that it would be a simple task to just rechamber my rifle to 22 hornet and shoot that ammo in it. Anyone want to comment about the feasibility of having my martini rechambered to 22 Hornet?