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      PRD1 replied to the thread Trapdoor Grouping.
      FWIW, the non-regular units who fought in the SAW were armed with the trapdoor - except the Rough Riders, who were armed with Krag...
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      PRD1 replied to the thread Trapdoor Grouping.
      Good idea. It is not easy to measure the internal dimensions of the trapdoor's 3-groove barrel. I have three-point internal...
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      PRD1 reacted to Slamfire's post in the thread Trapdoor Grouping with Like Like.
      I guess I am going to have to slug my barrel. I gave up on shooting it, it was so inaccurate.
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      PRD1 replied to the thread Trapdoor Grouping.
      The bore diameter for the .45-70 trapdoors of all models was specified at .450", and, because the bore was reamed to final diameter...
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      PRD1 replied to the thread three questions.
      1. I use beeswax/Crisco 1:3 mix 2. No wadding should be used as a patch on the ball or over the ball in a revolver, though grease wads...
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      PRD1 reacted to Chief TC's post in the thread 45-70 Factory Ammo Question with Like Like.
      All good info here. Big bores are a real problem for factory ammo. I used Steinel 405gr trapdoor smokeless loads and even though they...
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      PRD1 replied to the thread 45-70 Factory Ammo Question.
      The original 1873 and later Trapdoor rifles have steel barrels - but it is a mild steel, and not equal to later alloy steels for...
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      PRD1 reacted to Bazoo's post in the thread Help: ID this tool/die with Like Like.
      That is a drop tube for a Lyman 55 powder measure in a press adapter.
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      PRD1 replied to the thread Help: ID this tool/die.
      The die is for the Lyman 310 hand tool, useable with the Lyman Tru-Line presses as well. The adapter ring is threaded 7/8 - 14, to...
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      PRD1 reacted to J-Bar's post in the thread I guess I'll keep it with Like Like.
      This 7.5" Colt Officer's Model .38 Special was made in 1927. I am range testing some of my guns to reduce my inventory. This six shot...
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      PRD1 reacted to hps1's post in the thread Beloved 30-06 Anyone? with Like Like.
      Have owned at least 10 30-06 rifles over the years including a couple of M1's several 03's and A3's the rest Pre-64 Mod. 70's, but this...
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      PRD1 reacted to N555's post in the thread Removing Military crimp-- swage, ream? with Like Like.
      I have tried almost everything. The rcbs one is fine if you only have to do a dozen or so at a time doing a hundred at a time or more...
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      PRD1 replied to the thread Historic bolt action rifle ID.
      Definitely Japanese - apparently a late-wartime type 99, though it could be a training rifle. If there are any legible markings on the...
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      PRD1 replied to the thread Greatest invention in firearms history.
      Do a search on 'dynamite gun/dynamite cannon' - USS Vesuvius - Spanish-American War... PRD1 - mhb - MIke
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      PRD1 replied to the thread 308 LC Match brass questions.
      The LC match brass, both cal. .30 and7.62mm, has uncrimped primer pockets. The easiest way to determine relative case volume is by...
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