Well, if you were expecting a Nitro Express, Tyrannosaur, or Nyati - it's not it.

It's my new (old) .577 Snider-Enfield made in 1872

It was one of the first cartrige shooting firearms in the Brittish Empire. Mine is a Mark III with a 1:48" twist, 5 groove barrel. The Mark I & II were .58 cal muzzleloading muskets that had 2" of barrel chopped and a hinged action added, but the Mark III were built that way. It will shoot a .590" 535gr hollow based slug at around 1300fps when I get it up and running (soon, believe me). The rimmed Snider round has a case rim diameter of .75" and is 2" long. It uses a Lg Mag primer (Fed 215) and black powder, clean-shot, or BP like smokeless powder (XMP 5744). Cartrige on the left.

Now I'm just waiting for my .510/460 Long from the smiths.

[This message has been edited by BMG (edited 11-22-2001).]

Go, Matt, go! One of the side benefits of shooting the .577 Snider is that when the other guys at the range see you stuffing those shells the size of sausages into the old Snider, they generally take cover, and are left with the impression that you must be an indestructible sportsman. Little do the realize just how pleasant-shooting the Snider really is.

BMG that is an impressive looking firearm.Was this a military calibre of the time?

Karl.