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Non-.45-70 Trapdoor extractors?
Mar 9th, 2024 at 10:25am
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I recently picked up a project Trapdoor to fiddle with.  It's functional but ugly and modified with a cut down barrel and dovetailed front sight.

Plan A for the caliber is light, plinking level .45-70 loads and a .22 conversion liner.

Plan B came to mind after seeing the .38-55 TD in the Classifieds recently.  Tempting because I've already got a "Little Betsy" Sharps in .38-55 and I can use the same .22 conversion liner in both.

Plan C is the possibility of this becoming the .38 Special project I've been thinking about for a coupe of years now.

The thing is, I have no idea what to do for an extractor if I go away from .45-70.  I figure it would have to be a custom part but I don't know how big of a challenge that would be.  Can a .45-70 be modified or is this a make a new one from scratch proposition?

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Re: Non-.45-70 Trapdoor extractors?
Reply #1 - Mar 9th, 2024 at 12:20pm
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how will you get the 22 adapter in?  art
  
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Reply #2 - Mar 9th, 2024 at 1:14pm
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art_ruggiero wrote on Mar 9th, 2024 at 12:20pm:
how will you get the 22 adapter in?  art

Not sure, but I asked about the adapters in non-Sharps-type rifles a couple of years ago and I think one or two people mentioned running them in their TDs. 

I'll look for the thread again in a little bit.
  
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Re: Non-.45-70 Trapdoor extractors?
Reply #3 - Mar 11th, 2024 at 7:59pm
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I rebuilt one in 40-50 BN with a BRC barrel and it shoots a 300 gr RCBS bullet better than I can see to shoot it. It would take a little imagination and machining but I think you could fab something up for the smaller cartridges.


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Re: Non-.45-70 Trapdoor extractors?
Reply #4 - Mar 11th, 2024 at 9:25pm
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If your cartridge doesn't have a 45/70 or 50/70 size head you are on your own to make a working extractor
  
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Reply #5 - Mar 11th, 2024 at 10:53pm
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38-56 has a 45-70 head for your 38

33 Winchester for something smaller  - keep in mind, the load and pressure work for the 30-40 Krag was developed in the old Springfield.
  
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Reply #6 - Mar 12th, 2024 at 4:20pm
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That 38-55 in classified had a welded u 45-70 extractor. Worked great. Moodyholler
  
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