Yea the sale of this Spencer Rifle comes with the Centerfire Breech Block and the centerfire thing for the magazine follower. It also comes with reloading dies and 87 pcs of unfired Starline Brass...
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Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Yea the sale of this Spencer Rifle comes with the Centerfire Breech Block and the centerfire thing for the magazine follower. It also comes with reloading dies and 87 pcs of unfired Starline Brass...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
The Stevens .32-40 is a Model 44. Is that a smokeless rifle or a Black Powder only rifle ?
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I posted last year about getting myself a hunting rifle. I wanted a Single Shot rifle as I only hunt with my recurve bow. I was looking at Trapdoor Springfields and I couldnt find one in good enough...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
It seems that the pre 1884 models are the best for deer hunting. I do like the Cadet rifle though, I assume I could remove the Buffington and install an older rear sight as they are only screwed on.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I just found some good information on another forum called "The High Road". The 1873-1883 Rifles and Carbines all were manufactured with the standard "Musket Sights" which had been in use since the...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I posted on here about a week or two ago about trying to find a single shot rifle for $750 or under. A lot of you were right it ia hard to find rifles around that price range but I did find 12...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I definitely wont be using a scope, iron sights only for me. I just aint a big fan of them.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Thanks for the replies. I will have the gunsmith look down the bore of the Trapdoor for me to make sure its not a bad bore and to make sure the rifle functions. The Shikari the gunsmith said should...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Felt I should add an update. A local gunshop has three rifles that were in my price range. One is an H&R 155 Shikari in .45 Gov for $450, one is an 1878 Trapdoor Rifle in .45 Gov for $350 and another...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Isnt .25-35 a bottleneck round ? Local gun shop by me has a .41 Mag Martini for sale on consignment. They are asking $1650.00 for it. Too much in my opinion, I assume there is a cult following for...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I typically bow hunt, recently while giving Archery classes at my local outdoor club I noticed they needed people to staff a hunting safety course. I volunteered and whilst reading over everything I...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |