It's a "cartridge gun" so please don't discuss it here. Not allowed. Originally used black powder cartridges, so its ammo kinda fits the thread theme, though.
Love my black powder
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I understand I was curious on the type of gùn it is. Is it a new gun or something very old just curious I have many types of guns they are my children lol. And I don't know why 36 caliber guns show up on my profile I have 50 44 54 caliber weapons.dont know how to change it. Computer illiterate nice talking to you
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Just google "springfield trapdoor".
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I think your 'caliber' is based on post count. As a new member its low but grows as you post.
I think your 'caliber' is based on post count. As a new member its low but grows as you post.
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I love lever actions and love 400 grain bullet is yours 1800 model or replica I loaded 80 grains of black powder su day and it had a nice kick that came stock with 70 grains nice I would definitely reload
I use to live there still own my land I live in stephensville now 20 feet out my back door and I'm in my boat
What type of 69 caliber do you have very large caliber love it
Do you have a brown bess
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Original model 1884 mfg 1887; 385 gr RN lead bullet over 65 gr 3F (all that will fit - these bullets don't have a hollow base). Did you cast your bullets? I couldn't find 405 gr hollow-base.
No I have a traditions rifles all ball ammunition i was interested in what type rifle you have how did you get a 1887 original rifle. I was reading you have to have a lower powder charge on the 1800 s rifles that's why I suggested reloading . Check midway USA or powder Valley I sent them a text on Facebook and they had the percussion caps in a week . I boughtmy black powder rifle and couldn't get caps I had to travel 100 miles to pick up a gunstores last 200 caps so when powder valley got the caps in I bought 1250 of them in Louisiana they done require you to use black powder on primitive season any most gun shops dropped black powder .also try ebay and Amazon also I seen bullet castors on midway and powder Valley I think out of kansas
Oh that 400 grain bullet you were talking Wasson the write up they had on your Gunther told about the amount of black powder loaded in the bullet and the grain of the bullets that the gun shot
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Welcome from South Louisiana
By the way powder valley has percussion caps and black powder had to travel 100 miles to get caps Noone has them
Yes, that's exactly why I'm reloading with black powder, not with smokeless.
The "Trapdoor-safe" or aka "Cowbody rounds" of 45-70 are smokeless powder downloaded to produce a muzzle velocity and chamber pressure equivalent to an original full load of 70 grains of black powder. 65 grains is the max I can load with the flat-bottom bullets I can get. The original bullets had a hollow base, which I presume is how they were able to pack in 70 grains.
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