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80viking · January 16, 2010, 06:53 PM

Back in the early 90's I had a NEF Handi-Rifle w/ 2 barrels .223 and 45-70. This was the first rifle I ever reloaded for, so naturally to what pressure level to load to was one of my questions. The reloading manual I had was the Lyman 47th edition, and in the 45-70 section, under trapdoor loads it says ''These loads are intended for ''Trap Door Springfields'', reproductions of these 1873 to 1884 Springfields, Remington Rollingblocks, Sharps rifles and replicas of same, as well as the H&R ''Shikari''.'' Having to rely on some older folks for information (this was before Al Gore invented the internet), I was told that the Original Harington and Richardson single shot rifle ''The Shikari'' was the same gun as the NEF Handi-Rifle and should stick to Trapdoor loads. I'm not 100% sure about this but I have no reason to believe otherwise, so I always kept my loads on the safe side of level ''2''.

January 16, 2010, 06:53 PM	#23
80viking Senior Member Join Date: December 8, 2009 Location: The Peoples Republic of Massac Posts: 333	Just Want To Point Out Back in the early 90's I had a NEF Handi-Rifle w/ 2 barrels .223 and 45-70. This was the first rifle I ever reloaded for, so naturally to what pressure level to load to was one of my questions. The reloading manual I had was the Lyman 47th edition, and in the 45-70 section, under trapdoor loads it says ''These loads are intended for ''Trap Door Springfields'', reproductions of these 1873 to 1884 Springfields, Remington Rollingblocks, Sharps rifles and replicas of same, as well as the H&R ''Shikari''.'' Having to rely on some older folks for information (this was before Al Gore invented the internet), I was told that the Original Harington and Richardson single shot rifle ''The Shikari'' was the same gun as the NEF Handi-Rifle and should stick to Trapdoor loads. I'm not 100% sure about this but I have no reason to believe otherwise, so I always kept my loads on the safe side of level ''2''.