Though I have neither, high wall and low wall,
With Rolling block in the mix.
I would like a scaled down Sharps too if I could find one.
Single shot rifles and shotguns have hammers.
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Though I have neither, high wall and low wall,
With Rolling block in the mix.
I would like a scaled down Sharps too if I could find one.
Single shot rifles and shotguns have hammers.
I will look for a better picture or take one but here is my favorite.
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Can you explain why you like Martini's. I have never owned one, I think they have many drawbacks but maybe they have some benefits I am not aware of. First they seem bigger and heavier than other actions. They are weaker than falling blocks and they have that big under lever that make them difficult to load when shooting off a bench or prone. When scoped it seems it would be harder to get a round into the chamber. The only thing I can think of they have going for them is that they have those big flat sides to put engraving if you care for such embellishments.
Tim
just a personal preference .They are affordable ,easy to work with and customize.As for strength they are more than ample for what I have them ,the largest bore is 30 carbine rimmed and the hottest is 5.6x50R and all the rest pictured are 22and 17 cal .As for bench shooting I tilt the rifle to the side to load and unload so the lever is a non issue and loading .
Also did I mention that I prefer them
The levers on Martinis are nowhere near as disruptive to position as those on Ballard or Winchester single shots. I don't see them as seriously "weaker," either, given identical metallurgy, than the falling blocks of the period. A very few High Walls were chambered in .30-06, but .30-40 (and its necked up congeners) was the normal high pressure smokeless loading, even as the .303 British (and wildcats based on it) was for the Martini.
It's mainly a question of aesthetics. I like the Francotte type Martinis with the roll in the back, but I like the Peabodys with the side hammer better. The Zulu Wars versions just don't do it for me.
This is a beauty of single shots. Most of us that have them just have them because we like them. I like break actions with hammers; however I am confused. Does my beloved Savage 24 22 over 20 ga count as a single shot rifle and ss shot gun, an over under or a what?
Does that make a five barrel a phumphling?
+1 for the Martinis, I have 44 of them!
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Verry nice hoard of martini's B.A.Wallace.Shows many various types:)
Here is the big brother, well, maybe BIG BIG brother to the little 1902 Webley Rook rifle I posted earlier.
It is also a 1902 Webley but on a much larger frame in 500NE. Steve Bertram did the works on this rifle for me and although it took a while, I am very pleased with the results.
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Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Very nice.
Steve does nice work http://www.bertramandco.com/