Martini Cadet Gunsmith?

[samari46]

One thing I have heard about small martini breech blocks is some say they must be lapped so that the face is at 90 degrees to the breechface of the barrel. I saw one that had been done on one of the smaller cadet sized martinis and there was a circular flat on the face of the breechface. Frank

[BigEyeBob]

One thing I have heard about small martini breech blocks is some say they must be lapped so that the face is at 90 degrees to the breechface of the barrel. I saw one that had been done on one of the smaller cadet sized martinis and there was a circular flat on the face of the breechface. Frank

Never heard that ,Ive been working on martini small frames for quite a few years ,sounds like ,well you know .

[john.k]

I have squared the front of the block on larger Martini Enfields ,generally in combination with removing part of the primer ring ......however I ve never noticed any substantial primer ring on a Cadet.I generally use the witness mark from a new case base to judge whether the face is square to the chamber or not ......If I was having extraction difficulties ,I would check that ........but I think the Cadets were made to a very high standard ,and the blocks are exactly right .

[skeettx]

We are whistling into the wind.

What load are you using, especially the primer.
I had a 218 Bee Cadet and had to switch to a CCI 450 primer
and drop the powder weight a little bit and all is now well
and it is accurate.
Mike