Thread: Oldest active hunting rifle

Originally Posted by podocarp

Has anybody rebarreled a martini-enfield action recently? I'mm in love with those carbines but all the ones I've seen in person have significant barrel corrosion.

I sold my martini Enfield carbine to a very keen younger man and he's out the slaying pigs and deer with it

I brought it for the action because the barrel looked buggered.
It shot way better than I expected so I couldn't bear to break it up

So if the bore is poor it might shoot ok if you can find a load it likes