Another German Something or Other

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6pt-sika posted this 15 July 2010

Got this today and haven't had a chance to look into it deeply !

I think it's 8.15x46R and either a Haenel or Aydt .

 

 

 

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6pt-sika posted this 15 July 2010

Only problem I see with this one is the lack of original sights :(

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raytear posted this 15 July 2010

One additional problem.

It's in your gun cabinet and not mine! 

Beautiful hunk o' shootin' arn!

RT

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6pt-sika posted this 15 July 2010

raytear wrote: One additional problem.

It's in your gun cabinet and not mine! 

Beautiful hunk o' shootin' arn!

RT

IF you have any ideas about where I might find the rear sight that should be on this thing please let me know !

 

Front sight as well although I think I can get something that works there a good bit easier then I can get the rear peep !

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raytear posted this 16 July 2010

6pt-,

I have no idea where to look for sights other than to start with MidwayUSA and Brownell's.  I believe Mike Venturino mentions some sources in some of his books and articles.

RT

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raytear posted this 16 July 2010

6PT, Having just written the above, another possibility that comes to mind is Dixie Gun Works.

RT

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6pt-sika posted this 16 July 2010

raytear wrote: 6PT, Having just written the above, another possibility that comes to mind is Dixie Gun Works.

RT I had a gentleman come in the shop today who told me about a “schuetzen club” or something in the midwest that might be a good source . I need to google it to try and track it down though .

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6pt-sika posted this 16 July 2010

I cleaned the old gun up today !

Started with the bore (of course) . After about 2 dozen passes with the bore brush saturated in Hoppe's and 10 or 12 patches I looked down the barrel . And it sparkled like new money !

 

After that I got some really fine steel wool and the Hoppe's a lightly cleaned some surface spots . Then took a rag with Hoppe's and cleaned the entire rifle stock and all . Wiped it dry with another clean rag and waited about an hour . After an hour I put a couple coats of Johnson's Paste Wax on the stock and hand buffed it until it looked decent !

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6pt-sika posted this 16 July 2010

Almost forgot a friend that owns a Martini 8.15x46R brought a loaded round in this afternoon for me to try in the chamber ! Fit perfectly , so then I tried a loaded 32-40 round and it wouldn't quite fit . When my friend got his rifle we had fired some weak 32-40 rounds in that rifle no problem .

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6pt-sika posted this 17 July 2010

Well I've discovered a number of options for period sights , which happens to be the route I would prefer .

 

I also have what I refer to as a “semi friend” who's willing to make me one . I've already seen something he made for a military rifle that is pretty similar . I have faith that he can reproduce the one on my friends Martini with adaptions to fit my Naneal Aydt .

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sbhg posted this 18 July 2010

http://davide-pedersoli.com/?item=AccessoriDettaglio&CategoriaId=1315&lang=en>http://davide-pedersoli.com/?item=AccessoriDettaglio&CategoriaId=1315&lang=en

Look down towards the bottom of the page, there are some sights that lookk simular to the old german sights.  Try E-bay, look under rifle sights or peep sights I have seen some on there before.  Good Luck.

BTW I'll be watin for a range report.

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TonyT posted this 18 July 2010

Nice looking single shot. I have a similar 8.15x46R on a Martini action without the Swiss butt late.

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6pt-sika posted this 19 July 2010

TonyT wrote: Nice looking single shot. I have a similar 8.15x46R on a Martini action without the Swiss butt late.

My friends 8.15x46R schuetzen is on a Martini as well .

I got my education on this cartridge messing with his when he got it !

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6pt-sika posted this 19 July 2010

sbhg wrote: http://davide-pedersoli.com/?item=AccessoriDettaglio&CategoriaId=1315&lang=en>http://davide-pedersoli.com/?item=AccessoriDettaglio&CategoriaId=1315&lang=en

Look down towards the bottom of the page, there are some sights that lookk simular to the old german sights.  Try E-bay, look under rifle sights or peep sights I have seen some on there before.  Good Luck.

BTW I'll be watin for a range report. Thanks !

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6pt-sika posted this 23 July 2010

I have a bunch of 30-30 brass , so I think I'm gonna borrow my shooting buddies dies and make about 50 cases for this rifle while I'm waiting to get sights or a scope mount .

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fRANK46 posted this 03 August 2010

Try the assra web site. There was some discussion in one of the forums about where one could get the missing sights. Cannot remember which one (CRS) it was in. Beautiful rifle. Frank

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giorgio de galleani posted this 03 August 2010

I have used some of the Pedersoli  peep sights.

The leveraction sights ,the various cheaper peep sights I did not like.,

while I have been satisfied by the soule midrange sight.

I shoot a 45/70 and a 38-55 at 100 and 200 meters.

I have never seen in use the antique german peeps,the Soule models are not cheap,in my opinion they are worth their money.

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giorgio de galleani posted this 03 August 2010

Does anybody want the following:

USA 407 goodwin

USA 431

USA433

They are for sale.

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Dale53 posted this 03 August 2010

Somebody in Germany is again making those Schuetzen rear sights.

Check in (as previously suggested) to"

http://www.assra.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl

This is the Forum of the “American Single Shot Rifle Ass'n” - they'll be able to offer you some information.

Dale53

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6pt-sika posted this 04 August 2010

Dale53 wrote: Somebody in Germany is again making those Schuetzen rear sights.

Check in (as previously suggested) to"

http://www.assra.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl>http://www.assra.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl

This is the Forum of the “American Single Shot Rifle Ass'n” - they'll be able to offer you some information.

Dale53

Thanks it would be kinda nice to get a front and rear for the old rifle and shoot it some !

I have a buddy with a German Martini schuetzen in 8.15x46R that I worked some loads up for ! He has a nice old rifle . But last week he let it fall out of his safe and busted his rear sight . Now our gunsmith buddy is trying to replicate one for him . Don't think it'll be inexpensive to say the least !

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6pt-sika posted this 07 August 2010

Dale53 wrote: Somebody in Germany is again making those Schuetzen rear sights.

Check in (as previously suggested) to"

http://www.assra.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl>http://www.assra.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl

This is the Forum of the “American Single Shot Rifle Ass'n” - they'll be able to offer you some information.

Dale53

Dale53 , got setup on the ASSRA forum the other day and started a thread about needing the sights !

In about 4 hours one fellow gave the phone number of a retired gentleman in OR or WA that would machine the rear sight for me at a modest fee . I called then gentleman last evening and he was more then happy to help and his price was very reasonable . And on top of that he had an original front sight he said he could make work on my rifle as well !

Thanks for heading me in the right direction :dude:

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