2-piece stock?
I have a two band Snider MkIII rifle which has the stock in two pieces, joining under the lower barrel band. Is this a repair or were any made this way? If this due to a damaged forestock it must have...
View ArticleSnider/Enfield Sling
Can anyone post a picture of your snider or enfield with the sling attached and with the button sinched up in parade position buttoned. I having problems understanding how this works. Any help would...
View ArticleAnother newby
Have been thinking of this for a long time. Just ordered me a Snider from IMA. My other goal is a Martini Henry. I have quite a collection of Military fire arms. the oldest being 1873 trapdoors rifle...
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DC Snider
After getting the new mould I started working on loads but also got to wondering about the extra D and the stand or rack # I assume 168 also the small 211 on the right side of the butt could tell...
View ArticleNew: Ammo Box, Long Rifle, Cavalry Carbine
Hi all,It has been great to read all of the posts and I thought I should finally join. I picked up my Long Rifle and Calvary Carbine at auction last summer and the year before. This past summer I...
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Canadian Militia Snider?
Hello!I just picked up this Snider Enfield from a Maine estate. I surmise that the markings are Canadian militia? Also, that it might have been issued to the 67th Carleton Light Infantry? Any help you...
View ArticleTook The Plunge got a Snider Enfield
Picked up a BSA Co 1871 Snider MKIII all complete so need to decide on the bullet some use HB others say flat base I think the original had a hollow base with a plug inserted,saw one video where he...
View ArticleSnider Enfield bore size
Are the bore's on the conversion 1853 Sniders from percussion to cartridge larger than the MKIII Snider,I have been reading some are shooting the conical bullet and some round balls up to .600 I am in...
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HERSEY! I shoot smokless in my Snider
I have a couple articles around here someplace I'd read years ago about the Snider, and one had to do with using smokless powder. My luck to date using BP has been rather lackluster. I suppose a...
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1870 Fenian Raid weapons
Hello-I have always been keenly interested in the Fenian Raids, most especially that which took place in 1870 at the Battle of Eccles Hill ( I wrote my college senior thesis on this battle). I thought...
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Which Snider?
This will probably sound a bit crazy but I just bought it at auction unseen. Well I've not had a Snider before and if my luck holds true it might be interesting.At this stage I'm looking for...
View ArticleIMA Snider lock
A few weeks back I purchased a Snider from IMA, cleaned and complete and hand selected. Being fairly new to Sniders I have been taking my time getting to know this old rifle. There was still some...
View ArticleSnider barrel lining
Question guys, my snider has had about 50 rounds through it and while cleaning it the patch kept catching on something with a bore light i found a sliver of metal sticking out around the rifleing im...
View ArticleQuestion: Has anyone used birdshot in Snider? Spread pattern?
Hi,I was thinking of making some birdshot shells for shooting skeet and fowl with my Cavalry Carbine and wondered if anyone has tried it. I was thinking of #7 or #8 lead with a card wad and overshot...
View Articlenipple for a snider
im looking for a replacement for my snider 2 band. i could get one from peter dyson in england for 36.00 shipped, but are there any cheaper options? thats a lot of money for something the size of...
View ArticleDCCo 57 Snider "Cadet" Cartridge?
On this and other forums the 1 5/8" case length 57 Snider ctg by Dominion Cartridge Co is called a "cadet" round. It certainly was not a reduced load since it was loaded with 5 more grains BP than the...
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To Blue or leave in the white
After reading a lot of the post I think I am going to leave my snider in the white. I just received my sling for a P 1853 from Duvall Leatherwork. A very nice sling already oiled and greased. Will buy...
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My Holy Grail Fulfilled - 13th Battalion Canada
A month or so ago I posted some pictures of a Canadian issue Snider Cadet.It was issued to the 13th Battalion (Hamilton, Ontario...
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