egyptian police snider shotgun
I've been looking at these on the different auction sites and have a few questions. There seems to be a lot of them for sale, who imported them? How difficult is it to put a new barrel on one of the...
View ArticleMK111 Barrel Bands
When shooting my MK111 after about 7 rounds the barrel bands get so loose they slide up and down,I have tightened them as much as I dare but they continue to loosen any ideas to tighten or perhaps...
View ArticleNew Dutch Snider
I have replaced my somewhat tatty Dutch snider with a brand spanking new one, literally! It came out of the Delft arsenal in 1869 and looks like it was never used. Can't wait to get some cases...
View ArticleTabatier - Zulu shotgun
I just paid for one of these conversion guns in 12 gauge. I assume it will be a 2 1/2" chamber which I already load for one of my other shotguns, but I will confirm that when it arrives in a week or...
View Articlesnider jag
here is an interesting tip which no doubt others have done similiar in the past... to clean the humungously large bore of the snider i placed a lee .459 cast bullet in the pillar drill vice and...
View ArticleSnider Cavalry Carbine rear sight cover screws
Anyone know of a source of original or repro rear sight cover screws?
View ArticleSnider Barrel Breakage
Hello Today i broke the Barrel of my Nepalese Snider.It had shot good groups,however two feet to the right at 100. The Barrel had a Bulge and a bend there were also deep gouges inside the Barrel (see...
View Article24 Gauge Plastic Hulls
Have some new primed Cheddite 24 Gauge hulls for sale(red). Msg me let me know how many you want and where you are, then can quote you the price. Oh I am in Canada , so I have them here already.
View Article24 Guage Brass Hulls
Have coming soon some Magtech brass,(been waiting 3 months) they will come. Will sell them cut and sized to .577 or .577-.450 HM or as is. Msg me and let me know what you want and where you are. Then...
View ArticleSnider Enfield MkIII 2 band
For once something that doesn't need a huge amount of work. But a few questions.A working action and a reasonably tidy barrel. The forward lug on the block must be a little worn as it slops about, but...
View ArticleCouldn't hit a rat's arse with these things...
Well, actually I did .... Took the Nepalese Snider for it's first comp shoot and second actual session. Still leaning how this thing shoots so I was practicing trying to get it to group. This was...
View Articletriplets
finally the fedex truck dropped of a long expected package.... my third Lord snider..this one has hardly been cleaned.. but has potential... it's only missing the sight ladder.
View ArticleDoes anyone recognize this mark?
Does anyone recognize this mark on a Poilvache Snider? I know I've seen it somewhere before, but can't place it.
View ArticleCutting down brass
Hello Everyone, I am just getting into the world of shooting these old guns and have been looking at all the different ways to cut down magtech brass to the proper length. How do you do it? Also which...
View ArticleSnider bullet mold choice
Hey Everyone, I first want to thank you all for being so welcoming and helpful with me getting my old snider ready to shoot. I have almost everything I need except a good bullet to put down range. I...
View ArticleNZ-marked artillery carbine
Greetings:A chap in NZ has posted on the Victorian Wars Forum about what I gather is his first Snider-Enfield, just received .... apparently a very nice NZ-marked artillery carbine -I have suggested...
View ArticleMr. Watson's Riffle
I am a volunteer at our local museum in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (great name for a Victorianphile). We have a number of firearms in the collection. I would like to share this one and invite...
View ArticleAt least it was cheap...
I went to a firearms auction today and came home with this "beauty" (as they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder).Looking at a number of rifles during the preview period, I somehow managed to...
View ArticleSnider rifle
I bought this rifle at the gun store today it appears to be a Egyptian police carbine, I am trying to get any information on it along with trying to find any parts to turn it into a functioning rifle....
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