Not only beautiful to look at, the rolling block action is beautiful in its simplicity. This is great video and you are so lucky to have the time and money to collect so many amazing specimens. Thanks for taking the time to share them all with us.
Thank You Larry for taking the time to share your knowledge with us and showing us these wonderful firearms. I very much enjoy learning about them and look forward to your videos.
Very interesting video. The Remington was standard issue in the Argentine Army during the Indian Wars of the 1870's. I have an Infantry model and cavalry carbine. They are in excellent conditions and I fire them every now and then. Your videos are really good and you are quite knowledgeable.
Dear Mr. Potterfield: thank you for yet another informative video. I have always found the Remington Rolling Block to be absolutely fascinating, one of my favorites! And you sir absolutely fascinating to listen to, thanks again! Kindest regards to you and yours, Pink.
Mr Potterfield that is a seriously impressive collection! but not quite as impressive as your superbly detailed knowledge on the subject. Thanks for sharing.
I went to Cabela’s in Minnesota and found one in near mint conditionwith a broken stock and I bought it for $20, I was so confused when I saw it, why did nobody google the gun. But hey now I have a nice 117 year old gun in my house.
I've gotten SEVERAL GOOD DEALS from Cabela's spitting distance from Carowinds near Charlotte, NC but is actually just over the border in SC. My 2 best DEALS were because one of their employees who OBVIOUSLY didn't pay attention or just was CLUELESS, I got a Mosin Nagant SNIPER for the price of a PLAIN JANE. I also purchased a early second year production of a Winchester 1885 in 22short for $200 but it NEEDED A LOT OF TLC: barrel had been shorted by about 4"-5" and wasn't squared off at the muzzle, both of the flat springs were BROKEN but was actually easy to get but was a little PRICEY for those parts. I sold it to a gentleman at the Gunshow that was "tickled pink" getting it, I made a little money on it for my efforts!!! That started me on a new QUEST to try to RESURRECT other old 22s, give them a NEW LIFE and I'm a TINKERER!!!!😉😁👍😎
Just purchased a factory refurbished (by Remington) 45/70. A Replica Gustav stock. The action face, trigger, rolling block, butt plate are all original, with matching numbers. The barrel is new Remington in a octagon to round shape. The engraved production year is 1872. Any comments? (It will go to my son)
Thank YOU sir for your very interesting and informative video. This is probably the 3rd or 4th time I watched this video. I picked up a old Remington Rolling Block #1 in 20ga, it wasn't in great condition but appeared to work properly but haven't shot it YET. Someone welded back a broken lever on the breach block that makes me a little bit APPREHENSIVE about shooting it but figured to try low power bird shot for TESTING and will tie it to something from REMOTE FIRING TO BE SAFE!!!! Then I was able to pick a model #4 solid frame in not that great condition, externally was not too bad for its AGE but the BORE was not too GOOD, looked like it wasn't cleaned much and shot ammo that left a bit of lead residue in the rifling. I had to WORK on it AWHILE to get as much out as I could. It's NOT GREAT but actually not too bad considering what it was BEFORE!!! It appears to like CCI QUIETS and Agulia Super Colibris which is FINE but I will do more testing. Then today I found a #1 1/2 Sporter in 22lr, it had been RELINED so the BORE IS GREAT but I'm sure it HURTS the COLLECTOR VALUE!!!! It functions VERY GOOD as far as condition externally, wood and metal as well as ejecting exuberantly. It's got a NICE LIGHT CRISP TRIGGER which means if whoever relined the barrel did a GOOD JOB it should shoot VERY ACCURATELY if I find the ammo it likes!!!! I try to send most of my gun accessories purchases your way as much as possible unless you don't offer what I need or there is a significant difference in PRICES with some other company which doesn't happen very often!!!😉👍😎 I REALLY ENJOY ALL YOUR INFORMATIVE VIDEOS!!!!😁👍
Great video - thanks! Would it be possible to do one on the various models of the Number 5 military models? I have not been able to find any definitive way to tell the various models from each other.
Back in the early 80s, I passed on buying an old Remington Rolling Block in 6.5 X 53.5R, an obscure Caliber even then. I was in my early 20s and had no use for a gun I couldn't easily find ammo for. The idea of having it rebarrelled or rechambered didn't occur to me back then, so I passed on the gun, and have kicked myself for not buying it ever since. Though in rough shape (no blueing left at all), it was in fair to good condition with only very minor rust pits on the barrel. In the bore was worn, but the rifling was still present. Back then, the owner was asking $125 at the time.
I have a saddle ring carbine in 7x57mm Mauser and these models tend to have generous chamber headspace issues so I use 8x57mm Mauser cases and carefully set the shoulders back as I'm resizing them in a 7mm die,it will still fire a 7 Mauser round but the case has to stretch to fill the chamber length and the case is no longer safe to reload.Reforming 8mm brass is the only way to go if you happen to have one of these problem children,improves accuracy and makes case life normal, just bump the shoulder back to where the breech block closes and no more.
I have just received a nice Rolling Block rifle. Made in Sweden and stamped J.A. LAFQVIST. I believe it would be chambered in 12.17 x 44R though I cant say for sure. Looks to be a military model (3 band rifle) that has had sporting sights fitted (a rear flip sight which is just two plates with a v notch on top (dont know the ranges) and a small front sight). Dated 1871 on the action and also a plaque inserted into the stock saying (in swedish) 1st prize/place then something else which I cannot translate and then a persons name. (Werner Eriksson). Matching serial number (255) on all parts (even the bands). Great condition and would probably still fire. Too bad it is missing the cleaning rod though.
cleaning rods can be easily obtained if you have the military model - they pretty much all stayed the same. the sights sound like improved military/civilian sights. www.rollingblockparts.com/ has parts and may very well have the cleaning rod you need. Im still roaming boards/youtube for reloading components and info on my 43 egyptian.
MY number 5 in 7X57 shoots very well but the modern ammo shows signs of too much pressure. Pierced primer and the primer is just slightly used out. I'm going to try to lower the charge in the loads by a couple grains or locate some old ammo with lower pressure. I don't recall how I got the gun but my idea was to have it re-barreled for 45-70. My last rolling block was 45-70 and I loved shooting it. The 7mm is a better deer cartridge but just not as much fun.
You have headspace issues,use 8x57mm brass and size down until breech block just closes and all your problems go away,not safe to fire as is no matter what load you use in it the way it is now.You will be amazed at how well this works and accuracy will get even better.
I recently obtained a 1869 rolling block, assembled in Sweden by the Husqvarna weapon company. It was used by the Swedish military. But I can not figure out what ammo it used to have to shoot with. the bore diameter at the muzzle is 143 millimeters. and at the loading port it is 168 millimeters. It is made for centerfire cartridges. Any knowledgeable folk here that can tell me what it needs? Thanks in advance!
I found a really cool rifle while magnet fishing in massachusetts. Do you happen to have an email address where I can send you pictures and maybe you can share with me some info about this weapon and how it worked? Some sort of antique rifle. Thanks so much! Jocelyn
@Roderick storey Right, but then it has been altered and is no longer historically correct. My neighbor has one, but he only shoots it about every 3 or 4 years because he only has a dozen bullets left.
@EOTP01 Thanks for the tip. The neighbor is a machinist, so he should be detail oriented enough for that. He said he prowls gun shows and goes online, but maybe he never heard of those sources. I will see what I get on a search. It would be a nice Christmas present for him. Thanks.
The Remington company and the U.S. milliary test fired a#1 rolling block by chambering a primed cace then loading 1000grains of black powder and 48 405 grain bullets and fired it. "Nothing extraordinary happened" read the report and the rifle maintained accuracy .
Help...i have one in 43 caliber,, it's a military rifle with long bbl & long forearm with flip up elevated sights and has cleaning rod under the barrel,, how do i know if it's Egyptian or spanish,, the only two cartridges i have are very long,,& have a flatpoint led bullet that probably weighs at least 400 grains,, but they seem to fit too tightly in the chamber,, the brass stops when it's almost in the chamber & then won't go in quite all the way, and I'm not willing to try them...anyone ????
I am devastated to inform my brothers in black powder to admit that really must find a new breech loch to my Remington mod 1. I fucked my favorite gun is there any who haw some spares ... She is a 12,7 x 44 but the most Remington mod 1 breech lock would fit with some gun smiting to it ..
I have a Remington # 6 ( rolling block or ( falling block ) 32 cal. . I DONT know if this little rifle takes a SHORT or LONG cartridge I have found the sn but I can't find how to know when it was made or just how old this little rifle is. The sn # is as follows : S103618 .Can you help me out ? Thank you, DUKE
Duke, get a chunk of "cerrosafe" (very low temp alloy metal) and pour yourself a chamber casting. You can literally melt it in a ladle over the stove, with a torch, or, with patience, over a candle or alcohol burner. Clean the chamber as best you can, VERY lightly coat with just about any oil (just enough to give it a shine, a damp patch spun in the chamber kinda thing), wedge a patch in the bore just beyond the chamber throat, and fill the chamber with molten cerro. Give it about 2 or 3 minutes to freeze, then knock out the casting from the muzzle with a cleaning rod. The alloy expands as it cools, so dont wait much longer than 5 minutes to knock it out, or it'll take a bit of "oomph" to dislodge, lol. If your cast isnt perfect, you can remelt it and try again til results are to your liking. Once you have a good cast, take a dial caliper and measure it up in comparison to cartridge/chamber dimensions to determine the flavor of .32 the old gal is. Check the breech face placement of the firing pin to make sure she's a centerfire FIRST, because if she's rimfire, no ammo will be gotten for love or money, so chambering is a moot point, lol. It sounds harder than it is in practice, a chamber cast is fall off a log simple stuff.
