I'm always looking for something different to chamber the Martini Cadets in, so my latest hare-brained idea....

I was thinking about something a little bigger than the usual 357 based rounds....I have several hundred 38-40 cases for my '92 so I was wondering if anyone had used any 38-40 ( or 44-40 / 44mag ) cases necked down to something ?...maybe .357...

Roger

357 Bain and Davis is a good round 44 mag necked down basically a 357 maximum

I know that you said bigger but how about the .22 Cotterman Jet? (Cottermn was I believe a Gun Writer from maybe GunWorld mag. from the 60's. The round is a blown out .22 jet (.357 parent case). It is listed in one of the Cartridges of The World.

Hip

Been there, done that, got the T-shirt.....I have Martini barrels in 17-357, 22-357, 6mm-357, 256 Win Mag, 6.5-357, 30 Herrett, 32-40 win along with 22 rimfire and the original 310 Cadet...seriously thinking about a 25-35.

Roger

You are a sick, sick man Roger!
I have a cadet in 7x30 waters. It works fine, but a 25-35 would be a little slicker with the taper it has.

Thanks Tony, I'll take that as a compliment....my first fox rifle was Larry's 222 rimmed Martini with an 8x56 scope...Its been re-barrelled a few times, but I still have it!

Roger

You are a match for my wildcat ideas, what most people think as nuts. To me, it's fun and interesting!

It would be a pretty boring world if we all had 243's and 270's.....neither of which I have....

Roger

I'll add the 17AB Martini my old hunting pal left me.

It was built circa 1968.

Kevin

Thats a beauty Kevin!