July 7, 2013, 07:38 PM | #1 |
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M66 Trapdoor Shoots
I finally got to take the 2nd Allin M1866 Trapdoor to the range today. I added a repro rod and sling for the occasion. I had to knock the empties out with a range rod, but it works! After all the effort and money it works!
Doc the front sight is just right for the load I was using. The first low shot was just to see exactly where it was hitting. The target was at 50 yards. I hit the 100 yard gong 3 times in 5 shots. Not bad for a 147 year old rifle. TK Last edited by Tidewater_Kid; July 8, 2013 at 03:55 PM. |
July 7, 2013, 10:32 PM | #2 |
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Shoots good, but isn't that an Enfield cleaning rod? I better do some research to find out what sort of cleaning rods the Trapdoor had.
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July 7, 2013, 10:39 PM | #3 |
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Yeah that's an Enfield rod.
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July 8, 2013, 04:50 AM | #4 |
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Prolly not much of a consideration but...
If you have to do much of that knocking the case loose... You might want to take along a wooden dowel rod.
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July 8, 2013, 08:37 AM | #5 |
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As far as I know the rod is a correct reproduction for the early Trapdoors. It looked the same as the pictures I saw. It doesn't really matter.
I take a fiberglass rod to the range for cleaning and such. TK |
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