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Charliek Newbie Offline Posts: 4 Joined: Sep 27^th, 2016	OPOINIONS OF THE MARTINI ACTION Oct 10^th, 2016 at 9:01pm	Print Post
	I never see the martini action mentioned on posts. Does anyone have experience with these?


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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3541 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: OPOINIONS OF THE MARTINI ACTION Reply #1 - Oct 10^th, 2016 at 9:31pm	Print Post
	I haven't got an opoinion on anything- but I see Martini actions here a lot. Read some of the back posts and you will find them- with most owned by very happy shooters. I've never owned one, but have shot a couple that pleased me.


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singleshotsam Oldtimer Offline Posts: 555 Location: Silver City NM Joined: Jan 15^th, 2009	Re: OPOINIONS OF THE MARTINI ACTION Reply #2 - Oct 10^th, 2016 at 10:26pm	Print Post
	Martini's are one of my favorites, from the International's through the Club Rifles and Cadet's. This is my whitetail rifle in 25-35. The Lyman is replaced with a Unertl Small Game 3X for hunting in the woods. A Cadet Martini is much like a military rolling block in that it has so much potential for customizing. SSS


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Joe_S Oldtimer Offline Posts: 996 Joined: Jun 29^th, 2004	Re: OPOINIONS OF THE MARTINI ACTION Reply #3 - Oct 10^th, 2016 at 10:33pm	Print Post
	I have two BSA Internationals and as far as I am concerned, they are as good as any rifle on the line and better than most. Not sexy, but extremely accurate and reliable. Can be dressed up a bit but the through bolt in the buttstock limits your options somewhat. I found one with a half octagon half round barrel and a Schuetzen buttstock, photos attached. Just my two cents, FWIW Joe S


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Joe_S Oldtimer Offline Posts: 996 Joined: Jun 29^th, 2004	Re: OPOINIONS OF THE MARTINI ACTION Reply #4 - Oct 10^th, 2016 at 10:35pm	Print Post
	Second photo


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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: OPOINIONS OF THE MARTINI ACTION Reply #5 - Oct 10^th, 2016 at 11:10pm	Print Post
	I like my RFs, but prefer others for CF because of cleaning and access for loading under a scope and breech seating.

	"some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence
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Bad_Ass_Wallace Full Member Offline Posts: 150 Location: Kingaroy, Australia Joined: Jul 29^th, 2005	Re: OPOINIONS OF THE MARTINI ACTION Reply #6 - Oct 11^th, 2016 at 4:14am	Print Post
	I have 43 in my vault including some original "range pattern" 303 Enfields! (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) I bought this BSA 12/15 at a recent gunshow for $200 ans found it shoots quite well on a 10m air pistol target at 50 yards. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

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waterman Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2826 Location: Behind the Redwood Curtain Joined: Jun 9^th, 2004	Re: OPOINIONS OF THE MARTINI ACTION Reply #7 - Oct 11^th, 2016 at 10:36am	Print Post
	Biggi tells us this one dates from the late 1880s. It can be cleaned from the breech. There is a hole in the back of the action and a corresponding hole in the block. I breech seat using an old dog-leg seater or just a plugged case. Bullet is 311403. Nominally 8.15 x 46R. Very fussy about brass.


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BP Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 8039 Location: Westside Joined: Aug 27^th, 2006	Re: OPOINIONS OF THE MARTINI ACTION Reply #8 - Oct 11^th, 2016 at 1:15pm	Print Post
	The take-down version of the 12/15 makes cleaning from the breech nice and easy without any extra hole or having to disturb the tang sight.

	There are three kinds of men: The ones that learn by reading, the few who learn by observation, and the rest who have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves. Proud Noodlehead
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MartiniBelgian Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1671 Location: Aarschot Joined: Jun 7^th, 2004	Re: OPOINIONS OF THE MARTINI ACTION Reply #9 - Oct 11^th, 2016 at 3:09pm	Print Post
	What's not to like? It's solid, safe, simple and not too expensive - which is probably why it's considered a bit 'common'. Best of all, locktime is lightning-fast. A very good basis to build a rifle on - if the rfile inquestion isn't already a pretty good shooter...


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Bad_Ass_Wallace Full Member Offline Posts: 150 Location: Kingaroy, Australia Joined: Jul 29^th, 2005	Re: OPOINIONS OF THE MARTINI ACTION Reply #10 - Oct 11^th, 2016 at 6:26pm	Print Post
	Besides an excellent choice for a target rifle, light weight hunting rifles like this 25/35 Win are possible. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

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Zack T Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 354 Joined: Apr 9^th, 2010	Re: OPOINIONS OF THE MARTINI ACTION Reply #11 - Oct 11^th, 2016 at 6:37pm	Print Post
	I have to add in a major DROOL for that martini and rolling block Curt. Fine looking guns. Bet you could even make a Hepburn pretty


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Baja_Traveler Participating Member Offline Posts: 33 Location: San Diego Joined: Feb 11^th, 2011	Re: OPOINIONS OF THE MARTINI ACTION Reply #12 - Oct 18^th, 2016 at 10:24pm	Print Post
	Just picked up my first Martini - a 218 Bee (I jumped on it because I already have a Marlin lever in .218, so i'm setup for forming brass from 32-20). Love the thing - tack accurate and receiver drilled for breech cleaning. I'd love to find another dressed for schuetzen though... (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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MartiniBelgian Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1671 Location: Aarschot Joined: Jun 7^th, 2004	Re: OPOINIONS OF THE MARTINI ACTION Reply #13 - Oct 19^th, 2016 at 2:53am	Print Post
	If you want to see yours truly shooting his Martini at 900 last sunday at the Trafalgar match, Bisley, check this movie on the NRA UK website: (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Only found this yesterday, the shoot was on saturday. This one is a Martini BP target rifle, chambered for no.2 Musket.


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BudHyett Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 252 Location: Pacific Northwest, WA State Joined: Jun 25^th, 2011	Re: OPOINIONS OF THE MARTINI ACTION Reply #14 - Oct 19^th, 2016 at 4:24pm	Print Post
	The experience with the 12/15 and .22 LR International model has been very good. I have several and the ammo selection is key to their accuracy. Sometimes the cheap stuff shoots very well. I often take a Martini to the range to see that I am shooting well before shooting a centerfire rifle when testing loads. In the past, I have played with several Kangaroo rifles and gotten discouraged in the sense of the great amount of work to shape the extractor to another cartridge. I was younger, limited budget and sought to use what I had. As an experiment, we built a .38 Special to test cast bullets which worked well. The barrel was 18.5 inches, no taper, with a Weaver 10 power for fifty yard shooting. In another experiment, we built a .30-30 which shot very well. Again, getting the extractor to fit was the major challenge. We next set the barrel back to chamber a .30 Herrett that also shot well. We then mounted the action in a one-piece stock and shot for accuracy. This was the most consistent shooting version. Winter projects in Illinois, this was the fun part of the rifle. However, today I am growing older and just want to shoot. For the person who likes to experiment and accepts the challenge, the centerfire versions can be fun.
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