Hybrid Martini Project

Sometime ago, I got on this kick where I was barreling some of these martini action bodies with take off SMLE barrels. Probably heresy to some, but rather than letting the parts flounder and having a keen interest into making something out of nothing I had one of them to the range today.
I was shooting this one with red dot powder and some cast bullets I made. I used a Lithgow barrel and made the fore end with a drill rifle stock. Its an NAA action body with a 303 block.
It needs a horizontal adjust to group the shots because I have difficulty anymore making the front site out but will nearly put all the shots in a very tight cluster at 25 yards. I think if I can get that sorted, with better specs and can source some more powder which is all but impossible anymore, I can stretch it out some at least to a hundred yards and have a good plinker.
Once I got started it was hard to turn off the ammo supply it was so much fun to shoot. My wife could center them right in the bulls eye from a rest so that's another reason I shut it down using the ammo on hand as an excuse. I also found I had to slide the elevation bar to the 6 hundred mark to correct the elevation.
If anyone has a suggestion for a rear mounted peep sight and guidance for mounting that would be helpful for another one I built up that I never put sights on. I turned down a cut off no 4 barrel and threaded/chambered it with that in mind and stocked with some better looking plain repop wood.Attachment 139119Attachment 139120Attachment 139121Attachment 139122

That is neat. Well done. Enjoy!

Later 42rocker

I like it! What an interesting looking beast.

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Originally Posted by Doco overboard

If anyone has a suggestion for a rear mounted peep sight and guidance for mounting that would be helpful for another one

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Perhaps a Redfield peep with a left side base that could lie flat? Only thing there is the hinge pin. Measure the probable distance to the aperture center and choose one.

This would have been an excellent choice of pattern had I thought of it to make one in 30-30. Brass was easy to get and a barrel could be found to fit .308 bullets.

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Originally Posted by Doco overboard

I also found I had to slide the elevation bar to the 6 hundred mark to correct the elevation.

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That would mean your front sight is too tall?

Yes front site is too tall, someone's been at the bottom grinding at the elevation bar too at its bottom too.
I have no idea why they would have been at it like that, thankfully they didn't go at the barrel any other kind of way.

I was also thinking about a flat side Lyman or Redfield flat sided base but they are expensive for trial fitting and locating if I cannot get one to work out.
I want to try and go into the butt stock mortise to avoid difficulty with the breech block pin, but don't know if I can accomplish that either without much interference.
At least my time is cheap vs the cost and availability of the components.

Red dot or propellant for cast loads is another issue because of availability. I'm not sure if it's wise to run a light load of medium burning powders and jacketed bullets because of conflicting information I read on the inter webs. I see there is a lot of back and forth on that subject but want to take the time to learn more or hear what others with more operating experience would have to say.
I got the idea of putting this together from here on the forum and seeing an example.
One could go through a pile of ammo with it pretty darn quick its so fun to shoot.

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Yes front site is too tall, someone's been at the bottom grinding at the elevation bar too at its bottom too.
I have no idea why they would have been at it like that, thankfully they didn't go at the barrel any other kind of way.

I was also thinking about a flat side Lyman or Redfield flat sided base but they are expensive for trial fitting and locating if I cannot get one to work out.
I want to try and go into the butt stock mortise to avoid difficulty with the breech block pin, but don't know if I can accomplish that either without much interference.
At least my time is cheap vs the cost and availability of the components.

Red dot or propellant for cast loads is another issue because of availability. I'm not sure if it's wise to run a light load of medium burning powders and jacketed bullets because of conflicting information I read on the inter webs. I see there is a lot of back and forth on that subject but want to take the time to learn more or hear what others with more operating experience would have to say.
I got the idea of putting this together from here on the forum and seeing an example.
One could go through a pile of ammo with it pretty darn quick its so fun to shoot.

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Originally Posted by Doco overboard

I was also thinking about a flat side Lyman or Redfield flat sided base but they are expensive for trial fitting and locating if I cannot get one to work out.

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Perhaps a used one from a gun show? It SHOULD be ok anyway, you just need to flush the ends off inside and it'll hold fine. Perhaps you could get hold of one of the sub cal casings that use a 32 cartridge?