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well I won an auction for one of them, a Martini action. This will be an interesting experience.

Search out the Seyfried article on Rook rifles, he had a very useful discussion of forming brass.

Thanks - it is a straight walled case, and the receiver is stamped "300" so some research is indicated.

Might be .300 Sherwood. Bertram is the place for brass for stuff like this. Oregon45's right about Seyfried. He's the guy on this stuff.

Are you sure it's a rook rifle? I believe a lot of Martinis were training rifles with sights marked for pretty long range. Neat rifles regardless.

The term "rook rifle" covers a lot of territory. I'll agree .300 Sherwood might be your flavor. Nothing, but nothing, beats a picture in an instance like this!

I looked in Ken Howell's book - the .300 Sherwood would seem preferable as it is a longer, roomier case than the .300 Rook.

oh, here is the completed auction:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=505272165

welllll... the .300 Sherwood dates to 1901, which supposedly is after this rifle was made.

That's no trainer. A nice sporter of some sort. Good snag.

I came very close to buying a Westley Richards rook rifle when I was living in Australia. It was a break open and just beautifully put together and in very good condition. They wanted $2,200.

Love that ovate rib barrel. Very cool.

Patrick, you GOTTA bring that up here and shoot!

Ed

I should have it next week. Brass & bullets shouldn't be too hard.

Cool Rifle

There is an article on Rook rifles in the latest issue of Rifle or Handloader, can't remember which one, that may shed some light on your rifle. It would be worth the read.

I saw that rifle on GB a couple weeks and almost pulled the pin on it then. Those small Martini actions were built by both BSA and Greener for the gunmaking trade, as well as building complete guns under their own names. Westley Richards ditto, but I don't think they sold their actions to the trade, and may have purchased actions from the other guys too. Nice snag!

Keep us posted after you have the rifle.

Thanks - yeah it will be interesting to see if I can contrive flat pointed bullets for it. If I can it should equal or exceed the ability of a .25-20

Im sure you've heard this...but we will be needing to see pics.....

Just saw the pics. That's a sweetheart. Good catch!

Now that I have it in hand, I can tell the rest of the story, and share the video:



I discovered the video after I won the auction.

You're reminding me to shoot it, aren't you?