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Martini With A One Piece Stock
Mar 27th, 2013 at 12:38pm
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I bought this Martini over 25 years ago, and I had never seen one with a one piece stock. It is a .222 Remington Magnum with a rimless extractor. The action is free floated. The barrel has two bedding blocks (attached with two screws each) to which the forend section is glass bedded and held together with two screws. The scope is a vintage 12 power Redfield with a 1/8" dot and cross hair reticle. It has a Douglas premium air gauged barrel and I was told that it was built by a gunsmith in [I believe] Wisconsin in 1968.

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Re: Martini With A One Piece Stock
Reply #1 - Mar 27th, 2013 at 3:22pm
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Crooked_Creek,

No offence meant, but it just doesn't look right, it was obviously stocked by a skilled man as was a High Wall I saw pictures of a couple of years ago. Neither seem quite natural to me. Having said that, I'm an old crusty curmugeon with staunch opinions. Still whatever makes you happy is all right with me. Undecided

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Reply #2 - Mar 27th, 2013 at 4:55pm
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I like your rifle! Snapp's Gun Shop in Michigan did a lot of custom Martinis and they were famous for their extractor for rimless cartridges. I have a beautiful custom Martini they built with nice engraving and gold inlays in 222. Enjoy your rifle.
  
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Reply #3 - Mar 27th, 2013 at 5:11pm
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This is a not a standard martini but a very close. Made in the 1880's. I think it looks better than the standard military martini.
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Reply #4 - Mar 27th, 2013 at 7:10pm
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Nice outfit. The barrel, however, is not "free floated".   

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Reply #5 - Mar 27th, 2013 at 10:47pm
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Joe,
Huh?? All, but about 8" by the blocks is free floated....and the entire barreled action is free floated when it is removed from the stock!! Wink
  
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Reply #6 - Mar 27th, 2013 at 11:49pm
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westerner wrote on Mar 27th, 2013 at 7:10pm:
Nice outfit. The barrel, however, is not "free floated".   

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Uh, Joe, he said the action was free floated, not the barrel. Grin
  
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Re: Martini With A One Piece Stock
Reply #7 - Mar 28th, 2013 at 9:11am
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westerner wrote on Mar 27th, 2013 at 7:10pm:
Nice outfit. The barrel, however, is not "free floated".   

   Joe.  Smiley


Uh, Joe, he said the action was free floated, not the barrel. Grin


Oh! Me duh!!   Grin


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Reply #8 - Apr 16th, 2013 at 9:42pm
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Nice job. that's a Fajen stock, he must have obtained it uninletted. Nice job on cutting down the right side of the action to aid in loading too.  Hank
  
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Reply #9 - Sep 13th, 2013 at 1:08pm
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Have you guys never seen a Vickers Martini?  While a bit uncommon, I was able to find one for sale pretty easy with an on-line search.
  
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