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<blockquote data-quote="WoodsCraft" data-source="post: 3947937" data-attributes="member: 51836"><p>There are lands and grooves present , it sounds to me like its leaded and powder fouled . Trapdoor Springfield rifles have VERY shallow lands and grooves because they were designed that way and come from before jacketed ammo was a thing. They do their best work with soft cast lead bullets, I have owned numerous 1873 and 1884 Trapdoors which were capable of two moa to moa performance when fed the right ammunition . </p><p></p><p></p><p>Giving that rifle a good cleaning will greatly help the accuracy... My current trapdoor was so heavily leaded and powder fouled it took me a week to get it clean but when I did it came to life in the most spectacular way . </p><p></p><p>give me a shout later and I will see what I can tell you about the rifle . </p><p></p><p>Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WoodsCraft, post: 3947937, member: 51836"] There are lands and grooves present , it sounds to me like its leaded and powder fouled . Trapdoor Springfield rifles have VERY shallow lands and grooves because they were designed that way and come from before jacketed ammo was a thing. They do their best work with soft cast lead bullets, I have owned numerous 1873 and 1884 Trapdoors which were capable of two moa to moa performance when fed the right ammunition . Giving that rifle a good cleaning will greatly help the accuracy... My current trapdoor was so heavily leaded and powder fouled it took me a week to get it clean but when I did it came to life in the most spectacular way . give me a shout later and I will see what I can tell you about the rifle . Thanks [/QUOTE]
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