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Sako and I have a range day today. I took the new to me 218 Bee out with a few other single shots. I loaded 50 rounds last night a 40 grain Hornady Vmax, 12.5 grains of Lil’gun and a match small pistol primer… Well they shoot! This is a FUN little rifle to shoot.

nice

Holy smokes, nice shooter!

GrapeApe wrote: ↑Sat Aug 02, 2025 12:58 amnice

Thanks!

Hmmmm...that's nice....

Well she’s beautiful and she SHOOTS!

Pretty much amazing! First 5 down the pipe for me all but touched. First time I've ever shot a Martini-Henry action and it was sweet. Kind of want one now

Jayhawker wrote: ↑Sat Aug 02, 2025 1:38 am Hmmmm...that's nice....

Thanks!

Justsomedude wrote: ↑Sat Aug 02, 2025 1:26 am Holy smokes, nice shooter!

It’s sure fun!! I really like this little old school tool room job.

Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Sat Aug 02, 2025 1:41 am Well she’s beautiful and she SHOOTS!

Absolutely!! It’s a giggle machine!

sakodude wrote: ↑Sat Aug 02, 2025 2:24 am Pretty much amazing! First 5 down the pipe for me all but touched. First time I've ever shot a Martini-Henry action and it was sweet. Kind of want one now

Sorry I’m so hard on your gun fund….

Distance?

Chiro1989 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 02, 2025 3:20 amDistance?

50 yards! It was a long distance day. It was an introductory day…

I had to move the target stand far enough back so it wouldn’t get powder burns…

FANTASTIC!
It is amazing the gems that were created by hand back in the day.

Elk Creek wrote: ↑Sat Aug 02, 2025 3:05 am

sakodude wrote: ↑Sat Aug 02, 2025 2:24 am Pretty much amazing! First 5 down the pipe for me all but touched. First time I've ever shot a Martini-Henry action and it was sweet. Kind of want one now

Sorry I’m so hard on your gun fund….

Seems to be your freaking super power

I don't think you could have more fun with your clothes on! That is sweet.

Freezer wrote: ↑Sat Aug 02, 2025 3:49 pm I don't think you could have more fun with your clothes on! That is sweet.

Probably not, it’s awesome!

Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Sat Aug 02, 2025 3:04 pm

Elk Creek wrote: ↑Sat Aug 02, 2025 3:05 am

sakodude wrote: ↑Sat Aug 02, 2025 2:24 am Pretty much amazing! First 5 down the pipe for me all but touched. First time I've ever shot a Martini-Henry action and it was sweet. Kind of want one now

Sorry I’m so hard on your gun fund….

Seems to be your freaking super power

It a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Super Enabler!

Diver43 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 02, 2025 1:48 pm FANTASTIC!
It is amazing the gems that were created by hand back in the day.

It’s simple enough I wonder why no one would duplicate it. Oh yeah, about 8 of us would buy it…..

That's pretty cool. What sort of velocity are you getting with that load?

jkp wrote: ↑Sat Aug 02, 2025 9:13 pm That's pretty cool. What sort of velocity are you getting with that load?

Right at 2800fps

My Hornet load is 13 g Li'l Gun over a 35 gr. bullet. It's 3000 fps.

A pound of powder will go a long ways shooting that gun. I think that i need/want/desire one for myself. Maybe even to the front of the line.

Gene L wrote: ↑Sat Aug 09, 2025 1:28 pm My Hornet load is 13 g Li'l Gun over a 35 gr. bullet. It's 3000 fps.

I have a few lbs of li’l Gun somewhere around here and I’ve been wondering what the heck to do with it. This gives me ideas… thanks

Diver43 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 09, 2025 3:41 pm A pound of powder will go a long ways shooting that gun. I think that i need/want/desire one for myself. Maybe even to the front of the line.

It’s a fun little rifle! I do recommend!