History of the Trapdoor Rifle

[Mike H.]

Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “History of the Trapdoor Rifle” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/history-of-the-trapdoor-rifle/.

 

[Annihilator]

Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “History of the Trapdoor Rifle” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/history-of-the-trapdoor-rifle/.

Interesting read, thanks Mike!

 

[HayesGreener]

I have an original ca 1874. I loaded BP cartridges way down and fired it quite a bit but quit when the stock cracked. My gosh, the trigger on that thing must be 30 lbs.