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jimmy Senior Forum Member Offline Now available in Oklahoma. Posts: 466 Location: Skiatook Joined: May 12^th, 2009	Strange trapdoor stock Dec 7^th, 2011 at 2:27pm	Print Post
	Bought this trapdoor a while back. Needed some stock work. Noticed this strange inletting. Looks like it was set up for a pinon and pin to hold the barrel in. Any idea what kind of stock this is? (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Also note MASS stamped on receiver. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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Smitty Participating Member Offline Posts: 22 Location: Poquoson, Va Joined: Mar 23^rd, 2008	Re: Strange trapdoor stock Reply #1 - Dec 7^th, 2011 at 4:47pm	Print Post
	That's the recess for the cleaning rod retaining spring. jim


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Tom_Trevor assra life no.71 Oldtimer Online Tom Trevor Posts: 712 Location: Granada Hills Ca. Joined: Jun 16^th, 2004	Re: Strange trapdoor stock Reply #2 - Dec 7^th, 2011 at 9:26pm	Print Post
	The stock is inleted for a ramrod spoon so is a civil war stock someone put the rifle together. As a friend said PARTS IS PARTS. Bannerman built a bunch of these for sale when the armory did not sell arms to civilians, but did sell scrap parts from the armory. Sorry for the information.


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jimmy Senior Forum Member Offline Now available in Oklahoma. Posts: 466 Location: Skiatook Joined: May 12^th, 2009	Re: Strange trapdoor stock Reply #3 - Dec 8^th, 2011 at 12:06am	Print Post
	As you can kind of tell from the 2nd picture. The stock was cut at the bottom barrel band. Now I wonder if the stock was not just cut, but an older stock was cut off and a newer stock was poorly added to the front of the lower band. Was a really poor job of patching. I took it apart and fixed the joint. Sturdy now. Thing is the front portion has the cleaning rod stop inletted perfectly. Back half has an older spoon inletting for a earlier cleaning rod. Crazy trapdoors. This is definitely a parts gun. Has wrong screws in the lock, tang, and none in the trigger guard. Had a dark bore but ended up being mostly fouling. After cleaning it has the strongest lands of any trapdoor I have seen. Early 5 digit and 2 click tumbler! Shoots well! more pics! (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Notice repair is not noticeable with band in place. Also, wrong band! Wrong band spring!! It is a R marked, Remington 03a3 band spring!!! (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)
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trapdoor Dick Oldtimer Offline Posts: 557 Location: Newark Joined: Mar 26^th, 2009	Re: Strange trapdoor stock Reply #4 - Dec 8^th, 2011 at 11:11am	Print Post
	Hey Jim, don't worry about the TD. You said it shot well. Good enough. Do whatever you want to, it's not going to effect the value. So have fun with it. Treebone makes a good stock if you want it to still look military, and I seen to remember a sporter of some kind. 'course you could also make a Gemmer/Hawken or scheutzen or some other really neat rifle out of it. So, have fun with it. Dick

	Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for dinner. Liberty is a well armed lamb. - Benjamin Franklin
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MerwinBray Oldtimer Offline Aw Gees Posts: 948 Location: Kansas City, KS Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: Strange trapdoor stock Reply #5 - Dec 10^th, 2011 at 2:53pm	Print Post
	I see it has the barrel band for the buffington 1884 sight. All of my trapdoors are put together. some shoot well, some don't, but they are fun!! I like the dark wood on your piece. Enjoy!

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trapdoor Dick Oldtimer Offline Posts: 557 Location: Newark Joined: Mar 26^th, 2009	Re: Strange trapdoor stock Reply #6 - Dec 11^th, 2011 at 1:16pm	Print Post
	Hey Jon, It's amazing how accurate some of the originals are, isn't it. So again Jimmy, have fun with it and keep us up to date on your progress. If'n I can help with anything, give a holler. I've fooled around with a "few". Dick

	Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for dinner. Liberty is a well armed lamb. - Benjamin Franklin
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jimmy Senior Forum Member Offline Now available in Oklahoma. Posts: 466 Location: Skiatook Joined: May 12^th, 2009	Re: Strange trapdoor stock Reply #7 - Dec 13^th, 2011 at 1:34am	Print Post
	This is my 3rd trapdoor. Quickly becoming one of my favorite single shot designs. Never thought something could match my stevens 44s or rolling blocks. Though one of my rolling blocks is still the favorite of all. Only bad thing about this last trapdoor, is the slight pitting in the bore. While it does shoot well. Cleaning black powder fouling out of a less than perfect bore can be a pain. I have a feeling it will get easier the more it is shot. Maybe smokeless would be easier?


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trapdoor Dick Oldtimer Offline Posts: 557 Location: Newark Joined: Mar 26^th, 2009	Re: Strange trapdoor stock Reply #8 - Dec 13^th, 2011 at 11:31am	Print Post
	Sure wouldn't hurt to try it. I kinda am in love with these old hunks of iron and wood. If you go to smokeless and cast your bullets, like any firearm you will find a combination it'll like. Have fun Trapdoors are the greatest. Unless, of course you want to shoot a scoped rifle. Then it gets a little more complicated. Dick

	Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for dinner. Liberty is a well armed lamb. - Benjamin Franklin
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