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Gun show find
Nov 17th, 2019 at 12:14am
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It's not a HW, a Ballard, Farrow, Sharps or any of the "conventional"  single shots that I pursue but it was meant to be.    A local show this weekend I was hesitating to go to, after the Tulsa show this little one lends to frustration - usually.  I took very limited funds with me as I expected very little... you never know.
Except for minor surface rust, the action is very tight, everything functions smoothly, a very sweet Enfield Martini and it's labeled in a caliber I don't have - 303 Brit.  So it appears like I have another rainy day project (we've had an extraordinary year of rainy days here so I had to throw that in  Grin ) 
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Re: Gun show find
Reply #1 - Nov 17th, 2019 at 4:53am
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Is that a Vickerman seating die above the Martini?  I have a couple of those too!
  
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Reply #2 - Nov 17th, 2019 at 6:34am
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Good find. 303 is a great caliber. SMLE barrels are the same thread, I don’t know about length or extractor cut. May be a way to get it rebarredled.
  
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Re: Gun show find
Reply #3 - Nov 17th, 2019 at 10:09am
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Looking forward to seeing what you build from this Martini, and what you do to the trigger to get it down to a reasonable pull.
  
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Reply #4 - Nov 17th, 2019 at 10:37am
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Reverend,
It is a Vickerman's and it was in a bargain box - have several of these and Meacham's plus a couple I struggled through (made) in the early years - didn't leave any for grinding after removing half the diameter-  you're trying to stay within tenths and it runs within tens.   Angry
Val,
The trigger isn't too bad now, that got my attention first - crisp with little creep.
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