Originally Posted By: Gerald A. Mele


Harry,
I believe the bore is about .458. I will have to slug it again. That is what gave me the idea. It think I tried the plain .458 copper slug and it went all over the place. So if that is so, shouldn't it be safe to shoot in the gun?


Gerald,
If you slug the bore at an inch or two from the muzzle, then tap the bullet out, then insert the bullet nose foreward in at the breech end it will fall down the barrel anyway from from 1/4 to 1/2 the barrels length there is so much taper on it. Bye the way the Henry Rifling was specifically designed for PP bullets made from lead. You will also have great difficulty in 'miking' the bullet as there are not grooves or lands per see but the rifling is made of hollows and mounds. For loading advice see the Martini Section of the Forum British Military Firearms. See:-

http://britishmilitariaforums.yuku.com/forums/1/Martini-Henry-Forum.

There is also a very large archive of forums available you can access. There is also an excellent book "The Martini-Henry Notebook. Not cheap but worth every dollar.

Harry

Last edited by Harry Eales; 10/10/11 02:06 AM.
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