![]() Had it since 1977 and this is the first I've heard of it being weaker than the originals. Until now, I never heard of an extra screw in the H&R that makes it unsafer. I have a Harrington & Richardson 1873 Little Bighorn commemorative. The limitation isn't metallurgy, it's design. It is incorrect to assume that newly made Trapdoors are stronger than the originals (wear being equal, of course). ![]() My casual look at true US Springfield Trapdoor carbines suggests that their prices are more in line with the the repros and it may actually be cheaper to buy a repro than an original, though I personally haven't explored that market to any great extent. While they may be able to withstand a little more than the originals, not sure that would be a wise choice. I think the limiting factor there remains the trapdoor design, not modern metallurgy. 45/70 Government/Trapdoor loads in the repro and originals, though I don't believe the repros are designed for, nor is it recommended to shoot higher power loads in them either. Here's Pedersoli's info and they list a max chamber pressure of 18,000 cup. I do believe that both the Pedersoli and Uberti are made by Pedersoli and marketed under the different names. Maybe tough to get one with that pristine of a stock but otherwise quite nice and very shootable. First, you can get a nice original Trapdoor rifle for less than half the price of one of the repros. I'm no expert but looked into this a little bit.
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