Better photos of my 1866 Springfield.

[Fred]

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[Fred]

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[Fred]

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[Fred]

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[Fred]

Hell, now I think I'm going to Keep this rifle. I hadn't looked at it for months. It's a neat one I think! I'll shoot it soon and see how it feels against my 63 year old shoulder.
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[Fred]

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[Fred]

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[Fred]

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[Fred]

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[JimF]

Hell, now I think I'm going to Keep this rifle. I hadn't looked at it for months. It's a neat one I think! I'll shoot it soon and see how it feels against my 63 year old shoulder.
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Geez, Fred . . . .
It's been my experience, that the cartridges seem to ignite better with primers installed!! --Jim

[Fred]

Oh, I'll be loading them up Jim with my cast Lee 450 grain flat nosed bullet backed with ffg. Winchester large rifle primers of course!
I've noticed that the ejector on this rifle really kicks the empty shells out with force. The ejection system was no doubt rough on the early copper case ballon head ammunition. I can see why, during the entire Wagon Box Fight of 1867, two soldiers with cleaning rods were assigned to immediately clear any rifle whose extractor had torn through a soft copper rim.
Fouled and over heated chambers could no doubt make extraction difficult.
Anyway, this old rifle is well designed.

[Fred]

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[Fred]

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