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Larryhoosier

Post subject: An Englishman, Italian, and Belgian meet in a bar….

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 9:44 pm

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Joined: Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:38 pm
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…and this is the result! A M1867 Belgian Albini-Braendlin rifle.

The term "sweet" doesn't even come close to describing this rifle. It all matches except the clearing rod and bayonet, but it has both! It has a pristine bore and shoots fantastically. I loaded up some 'soft" loads (18 gn IMR SR4759) using 45/70 brass and a .446" PP lead bullet (43 Mauser) , chrony'd at 1050 fps but shot to point of aim @ 50 yds. The base of 45/70 is slightly small (around .500" for 45/70, my chamber cast was .522") but extracted nicely after firing. I have read so many differing accounts of Albini chambers that shooting it was somewhat 'dicey". I have some 50/90 sharps brass which I will attempt to get a better case fit when time allows.

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Herr Mario

Post subject: Re: An Englishman, Italian, and Belgian meet in a bar….

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 9:57 pm

VA-75 Spook

Joined: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:46 pm
Posts: 6567
Location: Ooooo-Hio

....that is one beautiful lookin' firearm....at least to me anyway... :bigrin:

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mabk

Post subject: Re: An Englishman, Italian, and Belgian meet in a bar….

Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 5:46 pm

Second Lieutenant

Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2011 1:44 pm
Posts: 509
Location: Ohio or Arizona it depends

Sure is a good looker. Darn it, so good looking that now I want one.

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A square 10

Post subject: Re: An Englishman, Italian, and Belgian meet in a bar….

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 9:01 pm

Brigadier General

Joined: Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:26 am
Posts: 18522
Location: Minnesota , USA

interesting looking piece , know nothing of these but its pleasant to see it

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HerrMesser

Post subject: Re: An Englishman, Italian, and Belgian meet in a bar….

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 9:29 am

The Knife

Joined: Sat Aug 04, 2007 3:15 pm
Posts: 3415
Location: Bean town in the worthless nut state

A square

This will give you some insight to BP cartridge rifles.

http://www.militaryrifles.com/MAINIndx.htm

Rad

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A square 10

Post subject: Re: An Englishman, Italian, and Belgian meet in a bar….

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 6:50 pm

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Joined: Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:26 am
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Location: Minnesota , USA

thanks , that was a very interesting site , ill be revisiting that one again , and again

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Et2ss

Post subject: Re: An Englishman, Italian, and Belgian meet in a bar….

Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 8:20 am

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Joined: Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:07 pm
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Location: Far too close to the edge

Very cool rifle indeed!

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