Need help with Remington Rolling Block NO 5 action

[jon_norstog]

The #5 can stand the pressures of smokeless cartridges and has a springy extractor that can slip over the rim of a rimless shell. They were made in a number of calibers including 30-40 Krag and I believe .35 Winchester. 45-70 would be no sweat and you could probably put more heat into the loads than you could on a trapdoor.

38-55 is a nice round, 32-40 is OK, if you want a rimmed cartridge. My brother shoots a #1 in 444 Marlin with no problems, that could be an option.

I have been shooting my #5 for many years in 7mm Mauser. It seems to shoot best with hot loads like FN military ammo. Biggest problem I see is the action is pretty stretchy and case life is short unless you drop back on pressure.

Others may disagree. I have seen pictures of blown rollers, and suspect that there are some out there that are unsafe at any pressure. Sounds like yours might be a good one - have it magnafluxed before you spend any $$, though.