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Offline ratherbefishin

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BSE Martini Henry
« on: January 23, 2013, 10:47:10 AM »
How many people are familiar with and using these fine old rifles?I recently acquired a #6 in chambered in .22,which should make a fine squirrel rifle-but I'm now looking  at those chambered in .300 for medium sized game-should be good for deer providing you pick your shots.I'm a firm believer in getting close, taking my time,taking a rest  and making one careful shot rather than relying on magnum firepower-and my freezer is very full
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Re: BSE Martini Henry
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2013, 03:31:25 PM »
i have one martini cadet which is a small action made for the ausssies it has been re chambered to 357 mag it is a great deer gun the origilal caliber was 310 martini cadet or 310 greener which was a special cartridge just for this gun. not as powerful as 32-20 round. it shoots a 120gr bullet at 1200 f,p.s. for 385ft lbs energy.
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Re: BSE Martini Henry
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2013, 03:46:42 PM »
noticed you original post on your wood you may want to look here, i just sent a m.o. for the roll over which requires the lever be rebent. http://www.gunstocksinc.com/web_pages/Plate-pics/Martini/Martini-small-frame.htm
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Re: BSE Martini Henry
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2013, 03:14:31 AM »
my martini was rebarreled to 218 mashburn B and shoots regular 218 B,s and mashburn,s into  inch or better from a bench at 100yds with a older weaver 8x scope. eastbank.
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Re: BSE Martini Henry
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2013, 03:50:19 AM »
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FWIW, If you can take the heat (recoil), a .310 Cadet can be re-chambered to .32 Winchester Special, as classic a deer cartridge as the venerable .30-30 Winchester.

I currently have a BSA/Martini Model 12 takedown with P-H sights, that has the sweetest trigger I've pulled in over 30 years - to say nothing of the snappy ejection when the lever's dropped smartly.





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