Egyptian Remington Rolling Block

[AethelstanAegen]

I was wondering if anyone had any experience with the 1868 Egyptian Remington Rolling Block rifle in .43 Egyptian? I've been looking into them and was wondering if there's anything I should look for or avoid when purchasing.

 

[Cosmoline]

Some of them look pretty good apart from surface wear and tear. The cartridge can be made from .50-70. Check over at Cast Bullets forum to see what they're doing for dies and bullets. It's a black powder only affair of course.

 

[Don McDowell]

The bores on most of them are pretty sad. I made brass from 50-70 but it's pretty short best to use 50-90 and trim to the proper length.
The bore on this one is on the large side, with the grooves measuring right at .450. Best to paper patch.
Don't run anything but blackpowder, the metal in those ol buggers is really soft.

 

[Vern Humphrey]

The Remingtons, I don't know. But when I lived in Egypt in the mid-'50s, the Camel Corps carried Martini-Henries. My dad was in oil exploration, and we were often treated to a trip out to camp in the desert.

One time a Camel Corps patrol came into camp, and we gave them coffee, bread, tobacco, etc. My dad (who was a trouble-maker at heart) made disparaging remarks about the Martini-Henries (which were in NRA Junkyard Condition) and finally bet one of the Egyptians a pound that his Martini-Henry wouldn't fire. The Egyptian took the bet, but said Dad would also have to pay for the ammo.

Then he gathered up twigs and grass and used them to wedge the cartridge into the chamber and fired it -- but I noticed he held it out at arm's length to do it.