Trapdoor Springfield – Model 1884.
This trapdoor appears all stock. The barrel blue appears pretty nice, so I assume it has been reblued. The stock has the usual little dings. There is old chipping by the rear tang, which is really common on these. The cartouche, and the little inspection circle are still visible in the wood. They are light enough that I'd assume a refinish somewhere in the last 100 years. It has a ramrod, but no sling. The barrel is the "Cadet" length, which is a few inches shorter than the full rifle length. SN 492648. The ejector works well. It all works well.
A bit about the target. It was shot at 200 yards prone off cross sticks with 500 grain government bullet over 68 grains of 2F Olde Eynsford. It was, however shot with this barrel and action, but a different lock and good aperture target sights. The lock is a good functional stock lock, but the triggers on these are far from great stock, and I wanted to see what the barrel would do. The Buffington sights are the best the US government made for these, but they are still more "field ready" than target sights. The barrel was fully leaded for 1/ 3rd of the bore when I got it. Scrubbing brought out the grooves. After a shooting session, it gave up more crud. I'm guessing a few more shoot/scrub sessions will help this bore. Improving the trigger can be done easily and without destroying historic parts. Also, spending some time tuning the ammo should tighten things up a bit.
$900
This trapdoor appears all stock. The barrel blue appears pretty nice, so I assume it has been reblued. The stock has the usual little dings. There is old chipping by the rear tang, which is really common on these. The cartouche, and the little inspection circle are still visible in the wood. They are light enough that I'd assume a refinish somewhere in the last 100 years. It has a ramrod, but no sling. The barrel is the "Cadet" length, which is a few inches shorter than the full rifle length. SN 492648. The ejector works well. It all works well.
A bit about the target. It was shot at 200 yards prone off cross sticks with 500 grain government bullet over 68 grains of 2F Olde Eynsford. It was, however shot with this barrel and action, but a different lock and good aperture target sights. The lock is a good functional stock lock, but the triggers on these are far from great stock, and I wanted to see what the barrel would do. The Buffington sights are the best the US government made for these, but they are still more "field ready" than target sights. The barrel was fully leaded for 1/ 3rd of the bore when I got it. Scrubbing brought out the grooves. After a shooting session, it gave up more crud. I'm guessing a few more shoot/scrub sessions will help this bore. Improving the trigger can be done easily and without destroying historic parts. Also, spending some time tuning the ammo should tighten things up a bit.
$900
