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I love the brutal honesty :mrgreen: I took the whole thing apart and discovered that the main spring was bent down at the tip. Somebody's attempt at trigger lightening perhapa? Either way, I re- the spring and the action locks up tight as a clam. That said, I will still get it looked at by an expert...

Greetings again to all! I just picked up an Argentine rolling block calvery carbine which is in pretty good condition. That said, I noticed something that my other Remingtons don't do/have. With the breech closed and hammer down, I can move the breech block fore and aft a good bit. I haven't measure...

8X58R Danish Krag, the calibre used in the Swedish model 1867/89 is made by 'Bertram Brass Cases' and available here in the UK. and if you can get it here you can get it anywhere. :roll: I will have to read up on hand loading, I have virtually zero experience with it. UPDATE: Back to the first gun....

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New Swedish aquisition..

Now just need to find a source for 8x58R..

Well, I've caught the bug. I've been collecting all different types of firearms for many years, but these rolling blocks have stole my heart. I just picked up a neat Swedish variant. I'll be sure to share some photos!

Thanks again for all your help gents.

Yes, more likely.43 Spanish because the frame type is post 1879. I didn't see the bore diameter listed...did I miss it? Yes I suppose I didn't mention that. That might help a little :D I slugged the barrel. The best I could come up with is .433 at the largest diameter, .426 at the smallest with cal...

I own and shoot 2 Egyptian Rolling Blocks and I can use Egyptian or Beaumont cartridges in them. I found this out when my usual supplier couldn't supply the Egyptian cases so I tried the Beaumont ones assuming that I would have to resize them but there was no need to do so. Huh..I wouldn't have tho...

Ok, so I did a poor man's mold of the chamber. Please see the attached photo for my measurements. I think I know what it is, but would any of you care to venture a guess? (please forgive my crude drawing!)

Thanks for the advice! I will most certainly cast the chamber, I'm working to find the right metal locally to make it happen. One other thing I've noticed is the rear sight having a "full peep' hole on it. I've seen hundreds of pictures of these rifles and I can count on my hands how many times...

More pics.. the "C" is right behind the tang on the buttstock.

I'm sure you guys see this an awful lot. With that said, i've recently acquired a rolling block from a family member. It seems to have honest wear for its age. I bought George Layman's book and it really doesn't give me anything definitive. Any help would be appreciated!