Hi Folks,
I picked up a Danish Rolling block last year that had been 'cleaned up' by someone polishing all the patina off, and converting it to 45/70. So the collector value is pretty much gone. It also had a funky rear sight, certainly not original, and I am not sure where it came from. However, the action was good and the bore was great, which is what sold it for me.
Range view:
Side markings:
Tang markings: Kjobenhavns Toihuus 1888, so Copenhagen Arsenal.
The rear sight is a replacement of some kind and rather wobbly so I had shimmed it with some cardboard to keep it steady.
So finally I got a chance to take it out to the range this evening with some 45/70 cast loads:
350 grain 460 Hammer mold cast from wheelweights.
14 gr Trailboss
Win LP primer
This is a pet load I have used in Trapdoors, Sharps, etc. and it shoots great and stays subsonic in whatever rifle I have tried it in. Consult a loading manual before trying any load in any of your rifles.
So results at 25 yards (farthest I shot for groups)
I got a few 3-hole touching groups over the course of the evening, so I think the rifle can shoot. It is hindered by the awful sights so I may remove them and mount a tang/vernier sight instead.
Anyone else shoot one of these converted Danish rifles? They are certainly fun to shoot, especially when getting better groups than the guys with ARs and red-dots beside me at the range...
Wellfedirishman