![]() The pores were slightly open, and the oil-like matte finish to the wood permitted seeing the grain easily. ![]() The stock finish on this model was about the same overall quality as on the full-length rifle. Unset, it broke at just over 4 pounds, with some creep. ![]() Pushed forward and set, the trigger broke at 4.5 ounces. In fact, during our shooting tests we used the trigger normally, to get an idea of this rifles performance compared with the standard rifle. The trigger had an adjustment for its set letoff, but we left it alone. The trigger guard, butt plate, aperture sight ladder, and single-set trigger were nicely case colored. The hammer and its lockplate were left white. The opening lever was blued, as was the aperture sight and its base. The action was also case colored, in addition to the breech block, and it was an attractive job. There was one barrel band, not two, and it was case-colored. The 26-inch barrel was as well polished and blued as on the full-length rifle, and it had a tube added beneath it to accept the wood ramrod. However, during our brief shooting, we noted the ramrod overcame its springiness and trick lock and began to move forward, so keep a close eye on yours if you buy and shoot one of these. The ramrod was of wood, not steel, and had a tricky serrated end that was supposed to keep it within the rifle. The touches on our Officers Model included checkered wood, though the overall wood quality was not a lot, if any, better than on the standard rifle. The short forend of the Officer had a beautifully inletted, graceful metal cap that was polished and left in the white. If youre interested, Pedersoli also offers a carbine version, which is overall the same size as the Officers Model, but without the nice touches. This was a shorter, lighter, and generally more attractive version of the regular Pedersoli Trapdoor Rifle. Though they did not expect perfect function nor outstanding accuracy from the original (in fact it had an internal problem and they were not able to test fire it), they were interested in the overall handling qualities it might have, compared with the new ones. 45-70 (about $1,100), and compared it in handling to an original full-length version. Gun Tests Magazine took a look at the Pedersoli Officers Model 1873 Trapdoor. Buffalo Bores lever ammunition and other brands specifically intended for use in modern single-shot rifles and other weapons with strong breech designs have no place in Trapdoors, neither old nor new ones. The Trapdoor gets its name from its top-opening, hinged breech, which is no paragon of strength but adequate for the hottest black-powder loads of its heyday, and for many normal 45-70 loads of today, or at least reproductions are. ![]() armed forces from 1873 until it was supplanted by the Krag around 1892. The Trapdoor Springfield has a golden history, having been used by the U.S. ![]()
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