Leige Egyptian 11.1 ammo

[tjack]

Looking thru my Rolling Block info on my rifles/muskatoons/carbines, I'm going to make a fairly educated guess that your rifle is chambered for the 11mm Egyptian cartridge. I have one Egypt rifle made by Remington but rebarreled in Belgium and it has the "11.1" on the bottom of the barrel. I have four rifles/muskatoons made by Remington and rebarreled in Belgium and they have "10.6" on the bottom of the barrel. These are chambered for the 11mm Spanish cartridge. The best way to determine the actual cartridge is to make a chamber cast. If you have a caliper you can measure the back of the chamber. The Egyptian chamber will be slightly larger than .581"; the Spanish will be .516"-.520" depending on reference.
I suppose there are custom reloaders out there that make obsolete ammo but, it is really a reloading proposition. You might contact Buffalo Arms Co (www.buffaloarms.com) for cases.

[tjack]

Old toys CAN be expensive. But, the cases will last as long as the rifle. Rolling Blocks are the easiest rifle to make a chamber cast. Remove the block and hammer, clean the chamber, plug the bore with a stout patch and pour in the cerosafe. I use the 11mm Mauser bullet mould (.446") for the Egyptian cartridge.
Good luck!!!

[stanforth]

I have owned a Remington made Egyptian Rolling Block Rifle for many years and shoot it regularly at short ranges ( 25 to 100 yards) with a lead 230grain Colt ACP bullet sized down to 449. Using 50 gns of medium blak powder wadded up to fill the space between bullet and powder it shoots fine.
It is a great favourite to newcommers in my club because of the moderate recoil, satisfying boom and lots of smoke.