MMCSRET
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In summing up: It is obviously impossible to do one task well with only one rifle. It is apparent from mine and all the rest that this task can never be adequately completed with anything less than 10 different calibers!!!!!!!!
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I am beginning to believe I am going to have to come to grips with that.....
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JKINGRPH, your point is well taken. The only Vetterli I have ever actually seen was a tubular magazine bolt action repeater with a feeding system very similar to the Henry and the Winchester '66, '73, and '76. It was called a ".41" rimfire.
My memory could well be faulty, but I am pretty sure I recall that Marie Sandoz described her father's rifle as a single shot. Can't find confirmation on the web and I no longer have the book, but I'm not sure I'm wrong. You will remember that the old Mauser '71 in 11MM started out as a single shot and evolved into a tubular magazine repeater. I seem to recall that the Vetterli evolved the same way. If you find out more let us know.
By the way, the owner of the Vetterli that I saw later had an 1876 Winchester in .45-60. i remember actually seeing the lead bullets arcing toward the target.
I realize this thread is rather old, but would like to make a comment. The first Swiss Vetterli was a model of 1869, modified slightly in 1871 which is the model I have. Both o these and later models all had the tubular magazine and lifter a.k.a. Winchester or Henry. I think the predecessor to these was a single shot percussion rifle, muzzle loader.
At some point the Italians produced a Vetterli, I do not know if it originally had a tubular magazine or not, but at some point it had a box type magazine and was also chambered in a 6.5mm centerfire cartridge, whereas the Swiss always had a tubular mag and was a rimfire cartridge in a 10.4mm or .41 Cal.
Mine is converted to centerfire. I use either .348Win or 8mm Lebel brass as the basis for my .42 Swiss cases, and in a pinch can load bullets cast for a 44 mag revolver, .429. The way the lifter, magazine works the overall cartridge length is very critical as the cartridge on the lifter is the stop for the next cartridge in the magazine.
I can certainlly appreciate the comment about the rainbow trajectory.
JKINGRPH, your point is well taken. The only Vetterli I have ever actually seen was a tubular magazine bolt action repeater with a feeding system very similar to the Henry and the Winchester '66, '73, and '76. It was called a ".41" rimfire.
My memory could well be faulty, but I am pretty sure I recall that Marie Sandoz described her father's rifle as a single shot. Can't find confirmation on the web and I no longer have the book, but I'm not sure I'm wrong. You will remember that the old Mauser '71 in 11MM started out as a single shot and evolved into a tubular magazine repeater. I seem to recall that the Vetterli evolved the same way. If you find out more let us know.
By the way, the owner of the Vetterli that I saw later had an 1876 Winchester in .45-60. i remember actually seeing the lead bullets arcing toward the target.
I realize this thread is rather old, but would like to make a comment. The first Swiss Vetterli was a model of 1869, modified slightly in 1871 which is the model I have. Both o these and later models all had the tubular magazine and lifter a.k.a. Winchester or Henry. I think the predecessor to these was a single shot percussion rifle, muzzle loader.
At some point the Italians produced a Vetterli, I do not know if it originally had a tubular magazine or not, but at some point it had a box type magazine and was also chambered in a 6.5mm centerfire cartridge, whereas the Swiss always had a tubular mag and was a rimfire cartridge in a 10.4mm or .41 Cal.
Mine is converted to centerfire. I use either .348Win or 8mm Lebel brass as the basis for my .42 Swiss cases, and in a pinch can load bullets cast for a 44 mag revolver, .429. The way the lifter, magazine works the overall cartridge length is very critical as the cartridge on the lifter is the stop for the next cartridge in the magazine.
I can certainlly appreciate the comment about the rainbow trajectory.
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Swiss Vetterli M78
NIIIIICE!
Swiss Vetterli M78
NIIIIICE!
I agree with all the people saying get multiple calibers. I'm a Marlin fan. I have a 39A, 2 - 336's, 2- Glenfield 30A's (the birch stocked version of the 336), a 444SS, and an 1894C.
Of all of those my favorites are the 39A and 1894C. They get shot most. My next purchases are going to be a 45-70, and the new Marlin 338 MX. I am always looking for a 336 in 32 Special, and I may get an 1894 in 44 mag. Just a few things on my wish list.
Of all of those my favorites are the 39A and 1894C. They get shot most. My next purchases are going to be a 45-70, and the new Marlin 338 MX. I am always looking for a 336 in 32 Special, and I may get an 1894 in 44 mag. Just a few things on my wish list.
Carl N. Brown
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If I acquire a Savage 99, it must be the rotary magazine in either .250/3000 or .300 Savage.
Have:
Marlin 226W in .30/30
Marlin 39 Mountie in .22
Puma 1892 in .357 magnum
Red Ryder in .177 BB
Have:
Marlin 226W in .30/30
Marlin 39 Mountie in .22
Puma 1892 in .357 magnum
Red Ryder in .177 BB
gga357
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Some version of a Win 92 in .357 or 45lc.
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