Really Unique Way of Feeding Cartridges

That's pretty slick!

Fast!!

That's cool. I've never seen anything like it.

That is sweet! Thanks for sharing!

Wow, I have never seen anything quite like that. What caliber is it in?

I believe that is a 45-70. Not sure 405 or 500.

Kevin

That is perhaps the coolest rifle I have ever seen.

Jessesky said:

Some of you may remember a post I made months ago of rescuing an 1879 Hotchkiss from bubba.

After bedding the tang (which is also the recoil lug on this rifle), today finally came time to take it to the range and test fire it. This was purely a function test.

The action feeds the cartridge in the most unique way like a torpedo and I thought you would appreciate it.

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if there ever was a Cricket chambered for a big kids cartridge.....that guns IT

I've never seen that mechanism before, very neat. Thank you for sharing.

Neato!

Thats nice and a fun cartridge, looks like a lightweight carbine, if so recoil should be fun. I have a Marlin that lets you know you pulled the trigger.

Jessesky said:

Some of you may remember a post I made months ago of rescuing an 1879 Hotchkiss from bubba.

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https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/i-sporterized-something-important.853618/

Waaaay cool! I've never seen it, just like some earlier posters --- and like some earlier posters, I want one too!!!!!

Thanks for that video!

Thats cool. Never seen one of those up close. But I have a bunch of Mossberg semi auto .22s that feed the same way. You load them through the tube in butt and push the spring loaded tube in. Straight line feed I believe they called it. The round flys into the chamber when the bolt is retracted and the cartridge stop is released. They are very reliable.

Put some ky jelly on them they would glide right in lol. I'd love to pop some deer with that.

Scooter22 said:

Thats cool. Never seen one of those up close. But I have a bunch of Mossberg semi auto .22s that feed the same way. You load them through the tube in butt and push the spring loaded tube in. Straight line feed I believe they called it. The round flys into the chamber when the bolt is retracted and the cartridge stop is released. They are very reliable.

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My daughter's 377 Plinkster is one of those. It literally flings new cartridges into the chamber as the bolt moves backwards past the magazine tube.


Unfortunately, I would not call it reliable, exactly. It is very ammo-sensitive (preferring bullets as round as possible), and even then a good cleaning every 3-500 rounds to keep it running halfway decently. To its credit, its shot count must be nearing 20k and it is very accurate. Ive tried getting her to trade it for a Marlin or Ruger, but she wont let it go for anything, lol.

Jessesky said:

Some of you may remember a post I made months ago of rescuing an 1879 Hotchkiss from bubba.

After bedding the tang (which is also the recoil lug on this rifle), today finally came time to take it to the range and test fire it. This was purely a function test.

The action feeds the cartridge in the most unique way like a torpedo and I thought you would appreciate it.

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Good job bringing a rare old rifle back to glory, and great video, thanks!

Jessesky said:

Some of you may remember a post I made months ago of rescuing an 1879 Hotchkiss from bubba.

After bedding the tang (which is also the recoil lug on this rifle), today finally came time to take it to the range and test fire it. This was purely a function test.

The action feeds the cartridge in the most unique way like a torpedo and I thought you would appreciate it.

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Truly amazing feeding!!!

Jessesky said:

Some of you may remember a post I made months ago of rescuing an 1879 Hotchkiss from bubba.

After bedding the tang (which is also the recoil lug on this rifle), today finally came time to take it to the range and test fire it. This was purely a function test.

The action feeds the cartridge in the most unique way like a torpedo and I thought you would appreciate it.

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Thanks for the vid, that was pretty cool! I wonder what advantage the manufacturer was thinking that offered.

Jessesky

Very, very cool! Definitely something I have never seen before! Thanks for the video!

Olon said:

Thanks for the vid, that was pretty cool! I wonder what advantage the manufacturer was thinking that offered.

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Firearms designers in those days were trying lots of different things to come up with reliable cartridge repeaters, which was pretty much uncharted territory. They were also struggling to work around each others patents!

That is so cool..like salmon going upstream

bannockburn said:

Jessesky

Very, very cool! Definitely something I have never seen before! Thanks for the video!

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can't short stroke that sucker!
I wonder if it would feed upside down......