Quote Originally Posted by vintage hunter View Post
They're a bit pricey, IMO, and like you've said there isn't a lot of info available on them. Have you considered a Springfield Trapdoor? With a bit of patience you should be able to get a nice original Trapdoor rifle in 45-70 for about half of what you'd shell out for a repro Spencer, and on a good day an original TD carbine for the same or a tad more. The 45-70 Trapdoors in good condition are normally very accurate and are fairly cheap to feed, especially if you re-load.
It's also possible, for the most part, to get a Remington Rolling Block in good shootable condition for about the same or a bit less than a Trapdoor rifle, but, depending on caliber they can be expensive to shoot and/or get set up to load for and some are finicky about ammo. I've been considering an 1879 Argentineicon myself.

Easier said than done.
i will be honest, i haven't considered a TD Springfield, mostly because i've been considering repeating rifles. unfortunately, i don't reload that this time, but i may get into it later on down the line.

How's the ammo for it, and what about recoil? also, what is a good price for them?