Morris tube range results
During the last IMA warehouse scrounge/plunder I was lucky enough to find a fully rifled Morris tube assembly. After some work and frustration I finally got the thing up and shooting. The results were...
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Very nice, Larry! Good thing you didn't set that one down...
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Thanks Michael, I'm going to try to make it a bit more shooter friendly. It shoots quite high to the sights. At 25 yards I have to aim about 8" low. At 100 yards it's something on the order of 16"...
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Those are very respectable groups Larry, especially the 25 &50 yds ones. I think your 50yd target is about on part with the best results I've achieved so far with my Francotte in .297/.230L. I'll...
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Thanks Martyn! It shot quite clean also. I fired 50 rounds through it on that trip and cleaning was a snap. No lead fouling at all. It took one wet patch to cut the alox and it was clean. I do believe...
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The Morris Tube is for a Martini-Henry rifle. I don't think the Mk. matters. I used mine in a Mk II.
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The MT was made for Snider, MH, MM, ME, MLM, MLE and SMLE. I see from the above this shooting was done with a MT in a MH. I shot a MLM carbine this morning with a MT adaptor.
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There is a Field Rifle Co mk 1 M H advertised on usedguns.com that is claimed to have been presented to a british soldier who shot in the Queens prize at wimbledon and Bisley in september 1891. I...
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I was looking at this ad and I belive the rifle has a commercial rear sight cover,also the Morris tube seems to come with the original breach placement tool and the Morris tube slide on front...
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These groups were fired with the tube set up in a Mk2. I am going to bring a couple of other MH rifles with to the range next time and try the tube out in them to see if any print closer to the point...
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Does the information from the period indicate at what distance were they originally intended to be used?
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Original Morris Tubes for the 577-450 MH came with a false front sight that was higher than the standard front sight,this was locked in place by the Morris tube nut,when fitted the tubes shot very...
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Herbert, Thanks for the bit of info about the front sight! A taller temporary front sight will be a reasonably easy thing to make up and really would make shooting much easier. Does any one have a...
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There is a drawing of the front sight and key on page 40 of Ian Skennerton S.A.I.S. No.15 .450 &303 Martini Rifles and Carbines. I can not post pictures ,no camera
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I'll try to hunt up a picture. I have a couple of Skennerton's books but that isn't one of them.
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