Help with Tang Sight for No. 1 1/2 Sporter in 32RF

[stanforth]

Who are H&C?
I am trying to load for my Remington No.4 Rolling Block and the current line is to use Hilti nail gun blanks as primers in suitably altered .300 rook & rabbit cases by Bertram.
I will let you know the oucome.
I am interested in anything available here in the UK that allows me to load for this rifle.
My rifle has a tang site on it probably from new in the 1890's. There is markings or name on the site but the measurements seem the same as yours.

[stanforth]

Well... That's a no. Rook rifle cases looked an answer but the rim is a little bit small and there is a groove in front of the rim leaving insufficient metal for a pocket large enough for the Hilti cartridge.
Of all of the guns in my collection, and there are quite a few, the .32 rimfire Rolling Block is the only one that I have yet to fire.
It's not a problem..... It's not a problem... IT'S A CHALLENGE.

[stanforth]

Well it's no longer a challenge.
I contacted H&C in France and ordered a 'Trial kit' it concisted of 5 x reloadable cases with .316 bullets and (in the EEC) .22 starter pistol blanks.
It was just a case of filling with black powder, pushing in the blanks and fire.

I was so impressed that I have ordered a reasonable supply of cases and bullets.
Highly reccomended. One point. For the USA they can't send the blanks, hardly a problem.

[stanforth]

2 months on.

I find that the cases and bullets (see last post) loaded with Pyrodex P will give me a 2 1/2 inch group at 20 yards(the .32 rimfire was never famed for acuracy) but if I use the same load with a .219 round ball from a Lee mould number 34307 904109 I get a group of maginally over 1 inch. This also saves getting the bullets from France saving a lot of money in cost and postage.
This was using pure lead, the next step is to try using hard (10% tin) mixture.
I will let you know how I get on.

[bpd303]

To answer your question on tang sights, Marble Arms has one to fit the Rolling Block (009826 or 009819). They are available through Brownells. Leaves a rather large hole in the wallet though.

http://www.marblearms.com/standardPeepTang_info.html

http://www.brownells.com/rifle-parts/si ... 21568.aspx