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**44 AMP** · December 30, 2016, 11:17 AM

It's my understanding that a LOT of trapdoor carbines and rifles in .50-70 were SUPPLIED to Indian agents for sale to reservation Indians, after the Army adopted the .45-70.

So, the likelihood of finding a trapdoor (of some vintage) in the possession of a native American family is actually pretty good. Proving a specific one was at a specific place & time, is a different matter.

December 30, 2016, 11:17 AM	#7
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,833	It's my understanding that a LOT of trapdoor carbines and rifles in .50-70 were SUPPLIED to Indian agents for sale to reservation Indians, after the Army adopted the .45-70. So, the likelihood of finding a trapdoor (of some vintage) in the possession of a native American family is actually pretty good. Proving a specific one was at a specific place & time, is a different matter. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.