Today my brother and I went to the small show in Crystal River, Florida. Our first time there. Walked the whole show. Tons of levers, almost every one a .30-30. Nothing wrong there, I was just looking for another Trapper in 45 Colt.
Almost got to the end and there it was! Did some trading, walked out with it. Brand new, never fired other than factory (did they?), as you can see still has the hang tag. The tag says 1 in 38 twist. I didn't realize they were that slow.
I'm pumped, let me tell y'all. This'll be my second 45 Trapper. My other one is getting Armorallyed right now.
I love these little rifles. They can do so much, are so light and handy and have excellent power. I don't really even load them to top levels, usually I use 20 grains of #2400 under a Keith 255 grainer. Out of my other one this runs 1570 fps, and with wheel weight leads I get zero leading. It has a very tight bore, just under .451 if I recall correctly. We'll see what this one measures out to be tomorrow.
Now I just need to find a lever action silhouette match somewhere around here!
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