Trapdoor Springfield

by Slow Hand , Indiana, Wednesday, April 19, 2023, 10:47 (520 days ago) @ A K Church

They are fun for sure! I stumbled into a pair of them at the local pawnshop. One was cut down and may be beyond refurbishing. The second one was pretty crusty but had a decent bore. I got it cleaned up and it shoots pretty good (steel plates at 100&300 yards). It is fun with BP. Come to find out, it’s a cadet model that was shipped to a military school at a Texas college.

That whet my appetite so when I came across a rough .50/70 at a gun show I jumped on it. Got lucky with some brass and dies and ordered a mold from Lee. Kind of the same thing it hits steel and makes a loud gong noise so that’s good enough for me! Jared and I were banging steel at 300 at Cannon’s last fall, having all kinds of fun!

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