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Re: High arch, low arch trapdoor
Reply #15 - Mar 20th, 2010 at 2:10pm
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OK Ken, so when do you intend to shoot it?? Wink Roll Eyes

I took a TD Gemmer/Hawkin I built to the range this morning. Had some good fun. Funnest was when a guy in the station next to mine said something about a "muzzle loader" being shot next to him. To be fair he had met me at an historical function where I had my M/L gunsmith shop set up and just "assumed" that's what I was shooting. Fun, none the less. Let me kknow if there's anything else I can help with. 

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Re: High arch, low arch trapdoor
Reply #16 - Mar 20th, 2010 at 3:15pm
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I need to come up with something to use for wads.  I have some old Dupont FFG and an assortment of bullets.  I believe I'll start off with a 300 grain bullet and a 40-50 grain charge.  Somebody gave me the bullets and I expect they are hard.  I'll get a mould by and by.

I'm moving forward on my trapdoor sporter, I'll order the stock from Treebone as soon as I hear what my brother/gunsmith thinks.
  
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Re: High arch, low arch trapdoor
Reply #17 - Mar 21st, 2010 at 12:18pm
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Sounds like a good starting load. On the light side, but it doesn't take much to kill a piece of paper. I like it.  Unless you're planning to breech seat your loads, a wad isn't  a mandatory item as long as you have compression with the bullet on the powder. As to sporterizing your TD, did you ever think of going Gemmer/Hawken style? My signature picture is one. I'm in the process of building a carving master for Pecatonica River for this stock. Hope to have it available before long. Good luck. 

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