Remington built Swedish Rolling Block

[Buccaneer]

I recently aquired this rifle without knowing to much about it, apart from being a bit dirty it appeared to be in quite good condition. It was said to be in 12.17 x 44mm rimfire which was the Swedish calibre but it carries no Swedish marks. After checking in the "Remington Rolling Block Military Rifles" page 124 by George Layman it would appear to be one of only 10,000 rifles made at the Remington factory in the US before Sweden began producing them under license.
This rifle has survived intact and appears to be unaltered from the day it was made, the barrel under the wood work is undamaged with no rusting or pitting and still has its dark blue finish, the bore itself is also in very good bright condition. The printed information on these rifles is very limited, I have recieved a considerable amout of help from a good friend in Sweden but any information would be much appreciated.

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[gsimmons]

I like it! I had a M1871 SNY rolling block. I think your bands are on upside down. The U's should be under the band springs. Nice rifle!

[jamie5070]

Nice find. I have one of the sporterized rifles where they shortened the stock and welded a sling swivel on the barrel. These rifles usually have VERY TIGHT barrels by our .50 cal standards.
Mine has a .506 groove diameter and a .482 bore. I have always kept my loads on the mild side and if I were shooting it on a regular basis, I would get a mould that cast something closer to bore diameter. I also have a NYS roller but having been bitten by the martini bug for the last couple of years, my rollers haven't seen use in a while. On a safety note, I have two websites book marked somewhere showing two of these rifles that have blown up. One rifle looked to be in poorer shape and the remaining rounds at the seen indicated that the shooter was using express type loads. He was killed. The other rifle was in good looking shape and the remaining loads did not indicate improper loading. That shooter survived. I am actually planning on lining my roller to a .22lr in the future.
My rifle has a "16R8K" over "No.33" stamped on the stock and 573 on the left side of the action.
One site is: Rolling Block failures, Rolling Block blow up, 1867 Rolling Block.
Have fun with your roller.
john

[Buccaneer]

My rifle has a "16R8K" over "No.33" stamped on the stock and 573 on the left side of the action.
One site is: Rolling Block failures, Rolling Block blow up, 1867 Rolling Block.
Have fun with your roller.

The site you refer to is the "Dutchmans" with very good information on Swedish Mausers and the Swedish Rolling Blocks. The rolling block that I have described above is still in rimfire and appears to be exceptionaly rare as the Dutchman describes this rifle but states that he has never seen one!!! This example appears to be in its original condition so I have no intention to alter it to centre fire or change it in any way this is definatly a colletors piece which I feel very proud to own.
Many thanks though for you thoughts on reloading, the site you mention should be read and understood by anyone who intends to load for these wonderful rifles as they will bite if incorrectly used.