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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: hookr88 on March 11, 2013, 05:45:57 PM

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Title: 1884 Springfield
Post by: hookr88 on March 11, 2013, 05:45:57 PM

I have an 1884 Springfield trap door serial number 280,xxx. Is it safe to shoot modern factory 45-70's in it?

Title: Re: 1884 Springfield
Post by: Bean Counter on March 11, 2013, 09:33:34 PM

NO. You need to use reduced loads. I looked at a few of those  in an estate sale a while back and did some research on the topic. There's a guy whose fettish collection gun is the Trapdoor. He's in Las Vegas and loads rounds up for it.

Title: Re: 1884 Springfield
Post by: lokidog on March 11, 2013, 09:54:04 PM

 :yeah:

Title: Re: 1884 Springfield
Post by: flinter on March 11, 2013, 10:08:21 PM

I load 70 gr. 2ffg blackpowder and a 405 gr, lead bullet in mine. That was the original load for the trapdoors.

Title: Re: 1884 Springfield
Post by: hookr88 on March 13, 2013, 03:36:07 PM

Thanks for the input. Last thing I want to do is ruin a nice piece of history. Any special primer or will any large rifle do?