And where to look for damage if not??
Considering a 1884 but not sure?
Thanks.
And where to look for damage if not??
Considering a 1884 but not sure?
Thanks.
if is marked for use in trapdoors it should be safe. there are some loads that are not, but it is usually marked on the box.
You do NOT want anything that refers to "modern rifles" (often enumerated as Winchester 1886, Marlin 1895, Ruger, etc.) "Cowboy Action" stuff is a good choice.
Standard commercial ammunition made by Remington and Winchester 405 gr. bullet at + or - 1200 fps are low pressure and supposed to be safe in those rifles and probably are. I don't know if I would take the chance though. I agree with Dick Hosmer, the very mild Cowboy Action loads are probably the best bet. Some people only shoot black powder in the old guns and I think I'd back off a bit if handloading black powder from the 70 grains just to be on the safe side. You don't know what one of those guns has been through.
Last edited by Art; 04-09-2020 at 07:01.
If the sale go thru, I'll not feed "great-grand-Pa" hard likker.
Where to find manufacturing drawings for the 1884series?
I would like to view a "firing pin' drawwing, as I purchased a "FP" and want to check the tip profile?
The "SA" histrorical museum???
Thanks.
Last edited by jjrothWA; 04-10-2020 at 03:05. Reason: not wearing the glasses @ 6AM!
If the tip is rounded, its good.
If the tip is flat, it’s not good
Last edited by Fred; 04-12-2020 at 09:15.
Mr. Roth:
The big names (Remington, Super-X, etc) load the 45-70 for trapdoor Springfields. I've never seen anything but low-pressure loads in a store, but that doesn't mean much 'cause I mostly load my own. You do that, with black powder, you will be OK and the gun will give you its best performance. Best to cast your own bullets as most commercial .45 cal. bullets are on the hard side. You want 20:1 lead-tin or softer.
Good luck!
jn
Avoid any jacketed ammo in your Trapdoors.
This is about as close as you can get, that I know of.
http://www.urban-armory.com/diagrams/spng1873.htm
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