A sweet little trapdoor! I have its big brother, the M1868 infantry rifle. I am always amazed by the high quality of these arms. Springfield armory cut no corners.
Hi Steve, good to hear from you. I enjoy the civil war holdover to both the M1868 and '69 Cadet. Loads of fun to shoot. Springfield did a splendid job on all their guns. I always marveled at the inletting down the entire length of the barrel, just perfect. Regards...Doc
Yet another brilliant dissertation, Doctor! You are a tremendous source of knowledge on this time period of firearms. Thank you for the great view of the Black Snake, I have so rarely seen them here in Ontario. My grandfather called them Pilot Snakes, for some unknown reason.
Hi Mark, I left you a comment on your channel. These snakes will den up with rattle snakes, and are thought to show them where the den is or "Pilot " them to the den. Best regards....Doc
Hi Tom, Well you have two of my favorite guns in your collection, I specially like the fact that they were built using civil war musket locks. Happy shooting.....Doc
The 1st snake I ever captured with my bare hands was a black snake here in Maryland, when I was a kid. He was not very happy. I put it in an empty 20 gallon aquarium with a lid and he would strike at me against the glass walls. I skinned it in an attempt to make leather. It did not work. I did learn a lesson in snake anatomy though. My 50-70 is a NYS NG RRB. I load a 450 gr. bullet over 45 grs. of BP and it shoots POA @50-100 yards.
Hello Robert, That's a romantic young mans snake story, similar to mine, I was going to make a hat band. My results mirrored yours. Love those tall hammers on the NYS rolling blocks. I ended up shooting a lighter bullet as I had them in stock, worked well with a reduced Cadet powder charge. Best regards...Doc
I have an old Southern cut down 45-70 and the ejector fascinates me too being designed to actually eject...about fifteen feet it seems! :) anyway I've had it for several years and still have done nothing with it. I keep contemplating a new barrel or a conversion or...? idk it still sits idly and I contemplate rarely these days. If the bore were better I'd just leave it alone and enjoy as is.
Hello Sir, glad you stopped by for the show. Hope this was an inspiration to shoot your .45-70. I have the same thoughts going around and around in my head. It's one half about the gun and half about the adventure. Best regards....Doc
No doubt I like trapdoors much better than snakes! I've had a few (trapdoors). My favorite black powder rifle cartridge is the 50-70. I have come to appreciate lighter weight long guns, such as carbines. I never had a cadet rifle og any kind, but I bet they handle nicely. But if length of pull is shorter, it may not be for me afterall. Nice gun, thanks for sharing!
God dag herr Loken ! Every time I happen upon the snake in the garden I am startled, but he performs a service. If you shouldered this gun I bet you would find it very pleasing, it just fits. Surprisingly the LOP is almost identical to the full size M1868. The barrel is 3" shorter. Regards...Doc
Even though the trapdoor doesn't have a lever, I have and enjoy a few of them. I didn't know much about the cadet models Doc, thanks for educating me. I hope that structure behind the backstop doesn't belong to that neighbor your not fond of. I bet your backyard friend has done some damage to your rat population to get that big. Thanks for posting. Gp
Hi Gp, Yes Sir, the trapdoors cannot be ignored. They are made very well and comprised a large chunk of our history timeline. The Cadet models fit me perfectly, a pleasure to handle. For some strange reason since I moved my targets, the pesky neighbor has been real quiet ??? I think the snake is planning to hibernate under the garden steps as he should have been long gone by this time of year, back to the local ledges. I'll know in the Spring what he decided to do. Best regards...Doc
Hi Doc! Another great video, and some fine shooting! Trapdoors are fun to fire, and seem to be very accurate. The snake! Yikes that one was huge. Here we have only gardner's, and to the south a bit we have Timber rattlers. Never much like snakes, was that one poisonous? Take care and watch out for snakes!!!
Hi Dave, No he is not poisonous, just intimidating ! Makes me jump anytime I run into him in the garden, and I think there are two of them, I found two skins. I remember that you liked trapdoors, yes, they are loads of fun, just like rolling blocks. Hope you had a pleasant summer, we did here, just a lot of rain. Regards ....Doc
@@dr.durellshepard398 Doc, yes I do like Trapddors! I was able to pick up a Remington Deluxe rolling block Number 1 Adirondack which is caliber 45-50-290 Peabody. She is beautiful, and a beautiful bore. Was able to fire it a few weeks back. That was the highlight of my summer, and most likely of the year! We had alot more rain here then normal. Glad your summer went well, mine went to fast! Take care, Dave
Hi Garrett, Didn't mean to steal anyone's thunder, LOL, always room on the gun channels for another trapdoor video. I enjoyed your Merrill carbine also. Best regards.....Doc
@dr.durellshepard398 Oh no, I was just kidding. I always love your trapdoor videos. If it wasn't for your 1865 video, I would have never gotten into them. You're the best at getting these old girls breathing fire again. But in all seriousness, I am having a hard time sourcing .515- 430 grain bullets I would love to know where you got yours.
@@garrettfromsmokeinthewoods Hi Garrett, Amazon has the.........LEE PRECISION 515-450F Double Cavity Mold in stock, may be too heavy for you, but for my shoot I ended up using 365 grain Lee-Smith bullets by Pat Kaboskey bullets as I had them in house. As you see they worked fine in the Cadet with the reduced powder charge to slow them down, and keep them from stripping the rifling of the older worn barrel. Happy shooting !
