Travelor, I tend to agree with you. Though I think the older "long" scopes like Unertl, Fecker, Lyman, et al look great and also look like they belong on this type of gun, since I will be mainly using it for hunting game and varmints, i will likely end up with a more moder scope, maybe a variable, but not sure. Thanks to all for the great input. First I would like to find a good gunsmith, with experience in Martini's. I would like them to take a look over, see how the firing pin and bushing are, maybe drill the back of the receiver so it could be cleaned from the breech end, check the trigger mechanism and see if it could be improved. Though the trigger seem pretty good, smooth, crisp, no pretravel, don't know the pull weight. hard to judge as my two other hunting guns are a Ruger No. 1 in 45-70 and a Remingtom 721, 30-06 with a canjar trigger. If I end up using a modern scope, would it be a good idea to find one with extended eye relief so I could mount it so it would not interfere with the loading and extraction of the round. Sorry if these questions seem off, but I have never owned or fired a martini. my Ruger is a single shot and I don't like the way the scope is on that either. But then I find that with the Ruger you have to creep up the stock to get a good sight picture, and it doesn't feel comfortable. Maybe an extended eye relief scope on that on too.
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