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Gday all, I've just joined the forum after recently buying my first Snider. I went to the local gun store intending on buying the MkIV Martini Henry they had on the rack, but the Snider that sat...
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Welcome aboard Ben! Now go back and get that Martini ;-) Ask you have no doubt seen on numerous posts, everyone has their personal favourite loads for .577 Snider. Much will depend on whether it is a...
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Good day Ben, And welcome!! As Fabian said, you'll have to experiment to see what rations your Snider likes. Mine likes '60 cal. conicals with a solid base. (cast soft) I think there's enough...
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You made the right choice Ben. What paper work? The Snider 577 is an obsolete calibre no licence is required down here in Vic and you can take it straight home with you Do you have different...
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Thanks for the edit, Michael, Sorry I got the name wrong. (No problem, that's what we're here for. Was trying to be subtle.... :) )
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Very nice! The rear sight looks a bit out of place, could be from a Snider carbine perhaps?
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Welcome to the forums Ben. Yes, that rear sight is off a carbine. That will have to get switched out eventually. For starting loads and such, check out the reloading section. -Ryan
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Yet another welcome to the forum, as an interesting aside, Doc from Red Deer owns a Snider MKIII Cavalry Carbine with an 1871 lock plate year I believe and the serial number is the same as this two...
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Branko, I would be interested to hear more about this if you can follow it up... Kind regards Ben
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Ben, next time I talk to my friend I will confirm the serial number but am pretty sure it is the same, I was looking up the number to see if his carbine was issued to the mounties. Branko
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I bought my first snider last week. a MK III 3 band infantry model. the stock is a little dinged but the action is sound. the lock is marked 1863. a mark on the barrel underside says 1/70 could this...
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I think you will find that the barrel mark 1/70 is the date of the conversion to Snider, January 1870.
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Thanks for that, that's probably what the mark means, i was amazed when i first looked under the stock, there was perfect wood and blueing, someone had removed the blueing from the exposed metal...
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