So I know a guy that has a 1873 Springfield Trapdoor in 45-70. He’s looking at selling it. I haven’t put my eyes on it other than the photos that he has sent to me. From the serial numbers, it appears to be from around 1886. He says that it has a 33” barrel, but that just doesn’t seem right. Am I correct in this thinking? If so, could it be 32”? It has a Buffington rear sight and the cleaning rod. I don’t know if he has actually shot the gun or not, but that is fixing to be asked. Not sure if anything has been refinished on it or not, but I’m not concerned about that as it will be a shooter when I take it out. All I’d ever shoot through it is handloads with BP and not Smokeless. Let me know what you think and I’m going to plan to make a trip and put my eyes on it in the very near future. Also, how many grooves would this barrel have? My 1873 Winchester has a 5 groove barrel.
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