SayUncle was given a 1873 Trapdoor Springfield which belonged to his great grandfather.
Read about it here and the follow up post here.
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I drop in here to check out some of the “off the beaten track” type firearms that you discover lying around.
I love old guns, and your photo nearly gave me a heart attack when I saw that EOTech sight on that lovely old trapdoor rifle.
Seconds late, I read the disclaimer, but please don’t do that to us old farts again!
Ambulance rides are not in the budget.
Pedro, sorry about that
Gun abuse is never a laughing matter 