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trap door

waxmanwaxman Member Posts: 18 ✭✭
edited March 2008 in Perry Shooter Competition Shooting and Reloading Forum
I have a 1873 springfield that I would like to shoot. Does anyone have a light load that is safe in this gun? How about remington factory ammo?
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  • nononsensenononsense Member Posts: 10,928 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    waxman,

    These are loads specifically for the Trapdoor:

    Springfield Trapdoor loads

    Best.
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  • PA ShootistPA Shootist Member Posts: 691 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The Remington factory ammo is loaded to very mild pressures just because someone might use them in a Trapdoor. It is a little expensive if you are going to shoot a lot. If you could use cast lead bullets for reloading, you would probably never wear out an old Trapdoor rifle bore. An older Lyman reloading manual I use has a couple pages of loads specifically for use in a Springfield Trapdoor, plus heavier loads for stronger and more modern rifles on separate pages.
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