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I've got a Martini Cadet that was rebarreled in Australia to 25-20 Winchester. With 65 grain cast bullets it is 1 hole accurate at 50M. I have rebarreled many Cadets in the past -usually when they were bastardized by profit hungry importers back in th e50's and 60's. I have seen the likes of 32 WInchester Special and 32-20 on reamed Cadet barrels. Not good conversions. I have often thought of rechambering my 25-20 to 256 Winchester Magnum (a .357 magnum necked to 25 cal for you of the younger set.) but the exiting "Sportco" barrel shoots so well I'm going to leave it. FWIW, gunwriter Frank de Haas used to say that the Cadet Martini could handle the pressure of a 308 if you could find a way to get the cartridge past the breechblock.~Andrew

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