I have four small frame Martinis: 2 .22 rimfire (12/15 and a Mod 13 TD). a K-Hornet, and a .218 Bee.   The K- Hornet and the Bee both could be loaded with cast bullets for small game hunting.  However, I do not cast and have not been able to find any supplier of .22 cast bullets so I cannot try these loads.  Had the same problem with the 25-20 WCF and 25-20SS that I owned - no suitable bullets.

Current chamberings include 17 Squirrel, 17 Ackley Bee, 22K Hornet, 218 Mashburn, 222 Rimmed, 225 Win, and 357Mag. Have actions and barrels for a 256Mag, 6x222R, and 17 Ackley Hornet but unfortunately my desires for these 3 are overcome by my lack of funding  . Just a minor inconvenience I'm working on.

Shame, shame, shame... .

Actually, you have more than enough reason to start casting bullets. Be absolutely independent from any fickle supplies. All you need is a casting pot, bullet mould for each caliber you need, and some wheelweights and you are in business. Look at my recent series on cast bullets in the recent Single Shot Rifle Journals. I give you many tips for gettting started casting bullets "Without  Selling the Farm". It acutally becomes a secondary hobby.

Many years ago when linotype was both a alloy and a machine, I was employed as a printers devil.  One of my duties was to spend many a Saturday morning casting several tons of linotype slugs back into pigs to feed the machinery of a free press.  I have the scars to prove it.  No offence to hobby casters, but it is not something I want to do.  I am told that casting small bullets is a pain and that there is some difficulty in getting a good cast.  I can understand that only too well.  Rather than start a new hobby, I am willing to purchase a supply from someone who has them at a fair price. No offence intended to all the hobby casters out there, but I feel no shame either.  Had I known at the time that the stuff might be worth something, I would have tucked a couple of tons aside for future use.  I did learn to read up-side-down and backwords (read the lead) which has proved very handy in later years so the job wasn't all bad.  2520

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Working a deal on a 12-15 in 7-30 Waters. The model 13 in 22rf sure are neat .

Swamp Fox:  Not worn out, rebarrelled and restocked to a lighter configuration.  As originally built, it was more like a bench rest rifle with a real truck axel (1.1.") barrel and a heavily made stock.  The original rifle with the scope weighed about 12 pounds and was only about 35" long.  The rebuilt rifle will have a longer, lighter barrel and a some what sleeker stock.  Hope to get it down to around 7 pounds scoped or there abouts.