Remington Rolling Block Baby Carbine
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Jim Watson
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I always thought these looked oddly proportioned with the big action, short barrel, and barrel band so far back.
But an original? Good catch!
But an original? Good catch!
I think it is a little bulky for an anemic caliber like the 44wcf. Many of this carbines were modified by the army arsenal to chamber something like a 444 Marlin, I don't know if it is the case, but if so, and the bore is good, I suppose it would shot almost 60 to 65 grains of Holly Black into 444 brass.
Jim Watson
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Oh, that may explain post #5.
The US Army made no use of .44-40 and not a lot of Rolling Blocks.
The US Army made no use of .44-40 and not a lot of Rolling Blocks.
Mike Irwin
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Oh man... so jealous...
I've not seen one for sale here in the US for years, and most of those have been obsolete rimfire cartridges.
I've not seen one for sale here in the US for years, and most of those have been obsolete rimfire cartridges.
Jim Watson
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And if you want to shoot the type, Pedersoli makes a repro.
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Mike Irwin
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The 1 1/2s were made in a bunch of rim and centerfire cartridges. The .22 rimfires were the smallest, the .44-40s were the largest.
Pretty sure that .32 Long and .38 Long rimfires were standard chamberings, but I've never see a complete list.
Pretty sure that .32 Long and .38 Long rimfires were standard chamberings, but I've never see a complete list.
Today I was working on its leaf mainspring. After filing and polishing, I obtained a better trigger pull force.Finally I went to the shooting range to test it. Not very good groups at 25 meters, mainly because of its heavy trigger pull. Almost 6 inches groups at mentioned distance.
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Anyway, I suppose that if I want to lighten it a little bit more, I should have to change it with a new one instead of working the original, considering these one is almost 130 years old.
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Mike Irwin
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That cleaned up really nicely.
6 inch groups sounds like more than just trigger pull. How hard are your bullets? I've heard, and seen, that harder bullets just don't do very well in older guns originally designed for blackpowder cartridges, for some reason.
Don't know if it's the rifling twist, depth, or overall geometry, but I've seen a couple of cases where dropping to a softer lead bullet with softer lubricants really helped close up the groups.
6 inch groups sounds like more than just trigger pull. How hard are your bullets? I've heard, and seen, that harder bullets just don't do very well in older guns originally designed for blackpowder cartridges, for some reason.
Don't know if it's the rifling twist, depth, or overall geometry, but I've seen a couple of cases where dropping to a softer lead bullet with softer lubricants really helped close up the groups.
Well, finally tested the carbine again, after performing some work on the mainspring, and the relation between sear and hammer. Now it groups much better, and the action is smoother than before.
Below you can see a 6 shots group at 25 meters, into almost 1 in (2.54 cms).
Not bad for an almost 140 yo gun!
By the way, and last but not least, I discovered what the serial number of this carbine is...# 100! Below a picture of the left side of the tang where it can be seen.
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Below you can see a 6 shots group at 25 meters, into almost 1 in (2.54 cms).
Not bad for an almost 140 yo gun!
By the way, and last but not least, I discovered what the serial number of this carbine is...# 100! Below a picture of the left side of the tang where it can be seen.
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Jim Watson
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As I understand it, Rolling Blocks were "batch numbered." You have no. 100 of that particular contract, not the 100th made.
Many thanks for the clarification, didn't know it...
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