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Posted: 11/4/2005 6:37:59 PM EDT
| I'm thinking about getting one of these thru Atlanta Cutlery and I have a few questions for anyone who may have one out there. (1)Where can I find the ammo? (2)Are they even remotely accurate? (3)Are they even safe to shoot? (4)Does the novelty wear off with it or are they cool? I was figuring that I could get the ammo thru Old Western Scrounger but I haven't checked yet. Any help would be cool! |
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I got mine through Atlanta cutlery I love it I want 3 more. 45-577 you need to reload it brass is expensive dies around $60 use the new clean burnung smoke powder I've never shot for accuracy just for fun at a gong at 100m and I can keep within 1 foot of the gong consitantly so accuracy is relevant it won't put 5 MOA so its poor but my 50-70 and snyder don't do much better trapdoors are slightly better If you are worried about ammo hop on gunbroker and get a martini in 303 british they are the same price I love the martitni beautiful gun neat action fun to shoot |
Agreed. The word on several gunboards is that the SOG Martinis are NOT British at all but are Afghani with faked British markings. This wouldn't be the first time SOG has misrepresented a milsurp. LL |
Lets put it this way...the Khyber Pass guns are made by local "gunsmiths" who will take a chunk of steel of unknown quality, and work on it by hand with files and drills, and make an exact copy of a gun. They will even copy the markings, although they usually screw it up some how (like by stamping or engraving letters backwards...). They use various scraps and whatever they can find to replicate all the parts... Would you shoot a Khyber Pass gun? I don't think its worth the chance. However, if you look at it for what they are, they are pretty cool...can you imagine making a Martini receiver out of a chunk of steel...BY HAND? |
I've seen an Afghan SMLE.. I totally agree that shooting such a thing is more risky than your average garden variety milsurp, but thye really have to be seen to be believed. The workmanship is INCREDIBLE considering the tools available. |
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