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thank you lancaster
we do not have many cape buffalos in south carolina,but lots of squirrels.i like martini action too,but i wanted a rimfire.only rimfires are legal for small game in my state.the martini zeller action is not the strongest martini action,used a lot for british rook rifles,but plenty strong for a .22lr and a lot of fun to build.22 hornet or 25/20 would have been nice too,but worthless for me here as a bunny gun.

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Well done dreyse54, certainly a project to be proud of being your own.
I thought the old .25-20 or .32-20 would make a great small game gun, much more finicky than a .17 rimfire - but I reckon it'd do just fine for squirrels.....perhaps TOO good!