new 1873 Trapdoor

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Grubber
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new 1873 Trapdoor

Post by Grubber » Thu Jul 10, 2008 11:32 am

My new (Well to me) 1873 Trapdoor Springfield.

in 45 70 govt

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Now I must wait for it to arrive :bigsmile:

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Just keep shooting we'll worry about it when the smoke clears.

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Post by A square 10 » Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:11 pm

as ive previously mentioned elsewhere that is a really nice trapdoor , one day im going after a 73 , you have done very well with this one
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Post by Grubber » Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:48 am

things just kinda fell into place for me on it

I am one happy fella

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Re: new 1873 Trapdoor

Post by WyrTwister » Mon May 17, 2010 3:23 pm

I think mine is a 1873 ? Memory fades ........

God bless
Wyr
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Re: new 1873 Trapdoor

Post by adrains » Fri Oct 22, 2010 4:16 pm

:ENG: hey i got one of them ,,, shoots great using 450grn cast rn with TRAILBOSS ( fills the case nicely, no double charges) .
have fun and also a great day adrians :GBR:
i'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round,,,, i really love to watch em roll,,,..
JOHN WINSTON LENNON R.I.P
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Re: new 1873 Trapdoor

Post by M14man » Fri Oct 22, 2010 9:45 pm

Bring on dem buffalo!
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