Forums.NitroExpress.com

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact NitroExpress.com: Greener-Martini in 45/70 strength

*** Enjoy NitroExpress.com? Participate and join in. ***

You are not logged in. [Login]

Main Index · Search · Active Topics
New user · Who's Online · FAQ · Calendar

Double Rifles, Single Shots & Combinations >> Single Shots & Combination Guns

Pages: 1

AbitNutz
.275 member

Reged: 02/09/12
Posts: 58
Loc: Ohio, USA

Greener-Martini in 45/70 strength
#284790 - 03/07/16 02:53 AM

I have a Greener-Martini in 45/70. It has an octagon barrel and is in very good condition. I'm not sure who did the conversion but it certainly looks to be a quality job. I've been told Navy Arms but I'm not totally convinced.

I'm wondering how strong the action is and which ammo would be safe to use. I believe it was made in the 70's so it's was meant to use smokeless loads. I suspect I should stay with Springfield Trapdoor loads to be safe but this action seems a lot stronger than any Trapdoor...

Post Extras:

Wayne59
.400 member

Reged: 20/06/15
Posts: 1219
Loc: Lagrange Ga. USA

Re: Greener-Martini in 45/70 strength [Re: AbitNutz]
#284794 - 03/07/16 08:42 AM

Black powder or nitro for black loads.

Post Extras:

AbitNutz
.275 member

Reged: 02/09/12
Posts: 58
Loc: Ohio, USA

Re: Greener-Martini in 45/70 strength [Re: Wayne59]
#284796 - 03/07/16 09:14 AM

I'll likely shoot both...I don't think it can be hurt no matter how much black powder I load the 45/70 case with but smokeless is another story.

Post Extras:

lonewulf
.300 member

Reged: 06/08/12
Posts: 227
Loc: South-East Otago, New Zealand

Re: Greener-Martini in 45/70 strength [Re: AbitNutz]
#284805 - 03/07/16 03:50 PM

I'm pretty sure I recall a Navy Arms Martini, in 45-70 and also .444 Marlin, being available back in the 1970s. As I recall it was offered as a target rifle.

Don't quote me but I suspect it's more than capable of shooting any 45-70 ammo you care to run through it.

Post Extras:

Jim_C
.300 member

Reged: 09/08/14
Posts: 174
Loc: USA

Re: Greener-Martini in 45/70 strength [Re: lonewulf]
#284826 - 04/07/16 01:28 AM

The Navy Arms Martinis were marked on the barrels, as I recall. Had one, still remember the recoil of Keith's 45-70 load. Damned unpleasant design for hard-kicking loads. Pain of firing might be as good a limiting factor as anything. . . . I never felt I was pushing the limits on pressure with any load I was willing to shoot 5x off the bench! (Unlike the Ruger #3, where I did sometimes wonder.)

Someone--Numrich maybe--offered a conversion kit to 45-70 for the Martinis.

Post Extras:

DarylS
.700 member

Reged: 10/08/05
Posts: 27005
Loc: Beautiful British Columbia, Ca...

Re: Greener-Martini in 45/70 strength [Re: Jim_C]
#284877 - 05/07/16 09:14 AM

Any load suitable for a Marlin should just fine in the Martinis Navy Arms put out. Seems to me, the NA rifles were Octagon to Round in the Martinis, not straight octagonal, but they made both in the Rolling blocks, so probably in the Martinis as well.

Their other Chambering, as noted above, was .444 Marlin. for pressure levels on the .444- look below.

This site is a good one to bookmark.

http://kwk.us/pressures.html

42,000 PSI (Pezio) SAAMI - 44,000CUP (Crusher) SAAMI
51,000 --- (Pezio) CIP --- 45,000 -- (Crusher) CIP

--------------------
Daryl

"a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George V

Post Extras:

Pages: 1

Extra information

0 registered and 177 anonymous users are browsing this forum.

Moderator: Huvius

Print Topic

Forum Permissions
      You cannot start new topics
      You cannot reply to topics
      HTML is disabled
      UBBCode is enabled

Rating:
Topic views: 3112

Jump to

NitroExpress.com

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact