Kynoch martini ammo
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Boolitcaster
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- Vancouver Island
For a person that does not reload, you have a gun in a caliber that is super rare.
Kynoch made good ammo, but the 577-450 ammo is loaded with black powder and paper patched. If you fire it, you will need to clean the corrosive salts out of the casings and the rifle with a water based cleaner. It will cost you more than $10 per trigger pull as well.
There is almost no supply of Martini ammo since it was used almost 200 years ago.
After cleaning the salts out of your fired brass, list it on the exchange for sale. It will sell fast.
(As long as it does not split due to it’s age.)
Brass is hard to get and I just formed some from 24 gauge brass shotgun shells, which are also hard to find.
Kynoch made good ammo, but the 577-450 ammo is loaded with black powder and paper patched. If you fire it, you will need to clean the corrosive salts out of the casings and the rifle with a water based cleaner. It will cost you more than $10 per trigger pull as well.
There is almost no supply of Martini ammo since it was used almost 200 years ago.
After cleaning the salts out of your fired brass, list it on the exchange for sale. It will sell fast.
(As long as it does not split due to it’s age.)
Brass is hard to get and I just formed some from 24 gauge brass shotgun shells, which are also hard to find.
You occasionally see Knoch rounds show up at gun shows, as already noted they are expensive. If the intention is to give your gun a good workout and you can't reload you really should considering finding someone local who will help you reload. If you just want to crank off one or two rounds and claim the t-shirt EE is probably your best bet until the gun shows restart. There are a couple rare cartridge dealers around but they are pretty obscure and maybe someone else can pipe in with contact info.
- Location
- WMU247 near Edmonton
well not 200 years ago 
they were still using some 577-450 100 years ago.
But yes, if your wanting to shoot MH you will need to reload. Yes from time to time you can find some older factory ammo but its going to be expensive.
you can find cases, I believe Bertram out of Australia still makes a run of brass from time to time, or you can get reformed 28 gauge brass shot shells. There are a few threads on reloading 577-450 here.
they were still using some 577-450 100 years ago. But yes, if your wanting to shoot MH you will need to reload. Yes from time to time you can find some older factory ammo but its going to be expensive.
you can find cases, I believe Bertram out of Australia still makes a run of brass from time to time, or you can get reformed 28 gauge brass shot shells. There are a few threads on reloading 577-450 here.
well not 200 years ago
But yes, if your wanting to shoot MH you will need to reload. Yes from time to time you can find some older factory ammo but its going to be expensive.
you can find cases, I believe Bertram out of Australia still makes a run of brass from time to time, or you can get reformed 28 gauge brass shot shells. There are a few threads on reloading 577-450 here.
I think you meant to say 24 gauge brass shot shells
Roberson in the US makes brass that should, theoretically, last forever. Bertram hasn't done a run in a while. For regular shooting, you do need to load your own, otherwise the cost of Roberson's brass becomes a bargain.
- Location
- WMU247 near Edmonton
This thread is putting everything into perspective. I've been watching British Muzzleloaders on YouTube and recently his collab with 9-Hole Reviews and was thinking "that looks like it would be a really fun gun to shoot!"
But now, knowing the limited availability of brass, it'll have to be a great deal for me to jump on it if I see one
But now, knowing the limited availability of brass, it'll have to be a great deal for me to jump on it if I see one
They did chamber the same rifle in .303, maybe that would be a better choice.
