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OK then...here's a question that one of the members of our gunclub came to me about.
He wants to buy himself a Martini Henri Mk IV rifle.
Buying the rifle is no problem.
He asked if I could find some info on where to buy a die set, a set of "reform dies", a mould in cal .450, a sizer die, (parent)cases (.577-450??)and I think he mentioned a top punch.

Lots of questions, but I was over asked on all of them.
These rifles are not my main field of interest.

Maybe there's someone out there who knows where to buy the things he needs to get the rifle talking or at least can point him in the right direction.
It would be nice if we could help him a bit here.

Thanks.


Met vriendelijke groet,

Martin

I know Buffalo arms has lots of stuff (not cheap) for the MH.

"577" search : http://www.buffaloarms.com/search.htm

There are other sources as well which I will have to hunt around for.
I know there are paper patched bullet moulds etc. to be found for this rifle

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Martin,

Lee has the cheepest dies at around 75 USD. The expensive part is that you need a special press as the dies are quite a bit bigger than the standard 7/8 - 14 threads everyone else uses. Lee sells a larger press which costs a LOT less than the next best one.

Once you bought the bigger press, you would be all set to reload 50 Browning Machine Gun, though! As soon as the permits cleared.

The bullet mold is also more expensive than most. Then consider the large measure of black powder needed to fill the case so that no air space remains under the bullet. The bullet sizer would not be too expensive ( compared to the other items needed) Your friend could slug his bore and order a custom sizer from Lee for 25 USD + shipping. No top punch would be necessary as that system pushes the lubricated bullet upward through the sizing die.

www.Buffaloarms.com www.grafs.com www.midwayusa.com are 3 places to get reloading supplies for the Martini-Henry.

I had a "Peshawar custom" Martini-Henry artillery carbine copy and meant to shoot it but gave up on the idea after researching the cost.

Our pal Bruce has it now! SW

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