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Unread 02-10-2013, 09:03 PM   #1
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Default Springfield Trapdoor

I've switch gears lately since I'm afraid to use what ammo I have left and have been shooting my 1873 Springfield Trapdoors. I bought them a few years back (one for me and one for my son) cheap because they are parts guns. But they go BANG real loud and in a great big cloud of black powder smoke that gets allot of attention at the range. I can shut the whole place down and nobody will shoot again until they all have come over to see what I got. Of course I'll let anyone who asks shoot the 140 year old rifles and they allways love it. Kicks like a mule.
I cast my own 500 grain gov't bullets and compress 70 grains of FFF Goex BP, following directions in Wolf's book. I pan lube the bullets and assemble the cartriges with a Lyman 310 hand tool and some modified dies. Cheap shooting.
Marc
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