Finally joined the 45-70 club

[DukeConnor]

Picked up my Pedersoli Trapdoor carbine today. I've always admired the Trapdoor and I'm really looking forward to shooting it.

I have dies and am waiting for my lee 405 grain mould to arrive.

Brass is a bit hard to find but thankfully a friend has come through with a couple dozen.

I have some gongs to torture.

 

[troy fairweather]

Trapdoors are great fun to shoot. With the price and Availability of powder pyrodex and bp loads are a good way to go.

 

[Dave DeLaurant]

It's a fun cartridge -- hope you'll have a long and happy relationship with it!

 

[thegatman]

I use Trailboss for my trapdoor.

 

[NorthBorder]

This is a great club. I got my C Sharps and then a Henry. I may just take that Henry for a hike this weekend. Its bear season.

 

[DukeConnor]

I don't shoot black powder and I am trying not to go down that path (I have enough irons in the fire) but this thing screams for it.

 

[Jimster]

Oh man! You gotta load BP for your 45-70. Otherwise there will be a disturbance in the force. There’s nothing quite like the sound, smell and gentle push of a blackpowder 45-70 being sent down range. It stirs the soul. Congratulations on your new rifle.

 

[troy fairweather]

I don't shoot black powder and I am trying not to go down that path (I have enough irons in the fire) but this thing screams for it.

You won't believe how easy bp is to load, once your organised your can load a lot very quickly.

 

[LAH]

The 45-70 is one of the greats.

 

[Riomouse911]

It’s a fun cartridge for sure. I don’t shoot BP out of my Marlins, but out of a trapdoor like yours it just seems so right .

Acme makes some heavyweight coated lead bullets if you ever want to try a 450 or 500 gr bullet out of your rifle .

Stay safe.

 

[ms6852]

According to Steven P Garbe and Mike Venturion black powder can be more accurate than smokeless, especially at long distance. Check out their book "Black Powder Cartridge Reloading Primer" the 9th edition.

Congratulations on a fine rifle and caliber.

 

[troy fairweather]

By the way were are the pictures, you know we want to see if lol.

 

[DukeConnor]

Pics

 

[troy fairweather]

Nice even some Striping in the wood. Need a thin strip of leather for the saddle ring.

 

[StrawHat]

I have bought and sold dozens of the Springfield Single Shot Rifle, still have two. One is a common 1873 rifle, the other is a sporterized 1866. I hunt with the 1866. I agree that at least the originals shine with black powder and lead bullets. (They also work well with black powder and jacketed bullets.) I don’t recall an affinity for the carbines but they shot well enough.

Paul Matthews, “40 Years with the 45-70” and Spence Wolf’s “Loading Cartridges for the Original 45-70 Springfield Rifle & Carbine” are two books I would recommend.

Kevin

 

[eastbank]

don,t hot rod it, it will kill every thing here in the states with original 45-70 loads. and bp will be easy to clean up in the trapdoor.

 

[Armored farmer]

Man, that's got a nice piece of lumber on it.

 

[DukeConnor]

Nice even some Striping in the wood. Need a thin strip of leather for the saddle ring.

I need to do something with it to keep it from rattling and rubbing.

 

[Speedo66]

I had an original Trapdoor Carbine, before I got into reloading.

Factory 405g loads in the lighter gun kind of beat me up, couldn’t get through a full box off the bench.

Good luck with your new gun!

 

[DukeConnor]

I had an original Trapdoor Carbine, before I got into reloading.

Factory 405g loads in the lighter gun kind of beat me up, couldn’t get through a full box off the bench.

Good luck with your new gun!

Thanks.
At 60 bucks a box I doubt It will ever see factory ammo. I have dies and a mold on the way.

 

[jonc]

I have a bunch of brass from Hornady lever evolution rounds. They're a littl shorter to accommodate a spritzer bullet. All once fired and clean. If you can use them and want to pay shipping I'll send them to you.

 

[DukeConnor]

I have a bunch of brass from Hornady lever evolution rounds. They're a littl shorter to accommodate a spritzer bullet. All once fired and clean. If you can use them and want to pay shipping I'll send them to you.

Thanks for the offer. I have plenty of brass. Maybe someone else here can use them.

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

I had an original Trapdoor Carbine, before I got into reloading.

Factory 405g loads in the lighter gun kind of beat me up, couldn’t get through a full box off the bench.

Good luck with your new gun!

There is a reason that the Army developed a carbine load for the cavalry. I believe it was/is 55gr of black powder with a card filler and a 405 grain bullet.
I have one of those repro carbines and it is fun to shoot. (With the "carbine" loads that is..)

 

[Speedo66]

There is a reason that the Army developed a carbine load for the cavalry. I believe it was/is 55gr of black powder with a card filler and a 405 grain bullet.
I have one of those repro carbines and it is fun to shoot. (With the "carbine" loads that is..)

Yeah, if I were to do it now it would be a reduced load of powder with a muzzle loader ball of the correct dimension.

 

[ms6852]

Pics

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That's purty.