lol i catch myself doing that once or twice
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lol i catch myself doing that once or twice
good news that it works for you. thats interesting that you can engage safety while uncocked. i am unable to engage safety unless the rifle is cocked. when my safety is engaged it will lock the bolt...
The rear of the receiver has a machined groove which interacts with a small lug on the safety knob. To engage the safety the knob is pushed in and rotated clockwise. The small lug then follows the...
i will most certainly update everyone on my finds when i get around to looking at the rifle again. winter is coming so im sure ill find some time soon to look at it again. thank you all for the...
a little south of clearfield.
no sadly i havent figured the caliber yet. ill look at it for a while and then it sits in the corner for awhile. its an on and off curiosity.
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ah yes i didnt catch that until you pointed it out.
i noticed it too. and as i was reading this thread i noticed no one else brought it up. for a secounfd i thought maybe i was wrong in my line of thinking until i saw your post. lol thanks bud. but...
Thanks for the insights everyone. I will definalty consider the .38 special if it isn't already. I'll post more info when I find more out.
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I figure a replacement stock would be the worst thing to try and obtain. I don't mean a full on restoration. Just give it back that "look" ya know?
Not sure about .38 special. I don't have a .38 special round laying about to check but it seems to me that it would be a bit too long to fit correctly in the chamber. Could be wrong tho. Does anyone...
Pics. Hopefully. Lol
My mistake. Bore measures .357 to .359. Somewhere in between there. I'm bad with measuring calipers. Lol.
previous owner was no help. said he obtained the rifle from either his grandfather or his wifes grandfather who was an avid hunter who went on multiple trips all over america and one or two to...
hello all. first time posting. love all the good info on this site. anyways. just picked up a sporterized 1868 trapdoor Springfield a few weeks ago. couldnt pass it up for the money. good working...