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Thank you guys, for taking the time to read and reply about my rifle. I really appreciate the wealth of knowledge here, and your willingness to share it.
Regards,
Susan

OK, got some pics of the chamber area. Sorry for the poor quality, they are the best my little camera will do.
The rifle shoots well, and I'd be sad if I couldn't shoot it anymore. My main...

Here's a few pics I shot of the brass. I will try again to get some bore pics tomorrow when I have light.
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I have what I think is a really nice rod bayonet Trapdoor rifle. Exterior is great, wood is great with clear cartouches. Still some case color on the tang and under the breachblock.
Bore is...

Only partial success at the 100y range, I'm afraid. The rear sight has enough slop in the windage, that I was getting 3-4" of change in impact at 100y. Also, as expected, it shoots really high-I...

I appreciate the continued discussion. I don't usually shoot at 50y, but the 100y range was closed, and I thought starting at 200y, with a rifle I'd never shot, in a caliber I'd never reloaded, with...

Ok, finally had time to cast some bullets, load some cartridges, and make it to the range. I only had the 50y range to work with, but I am encouraged for longer range success.
This is the Lee...

I really appreciate the feedback from all of you guys. I cast some bullets today with my new Lee 459-405HB mold, they dropped from the mold at .462-.463", cast from 30:1 alloy. I'll slug the bore...

Was planning on smokeless....I've had recommendations of SR4759 and Unique so far, also 5744 but I don't have any of that. I load lots of reduced smokeless loads in other calibers, so have...

Thanks for the replies, this thing is a bit outside my normal collecting area, I'm telling myself I'm just expanding my US rifle collection.
The rear sight is screwed down tightly, play is in the...

A few more pics

I traded into this 1884 trapdoor a couple of weeks ago for a good price. It's not pristine by any means, but it's complete, and the bore is great. My learning curve has been steep since then...