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Offline flatapple

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H&R trapdoor carbine...
« on: July 15, 2017, 11:44:28 PM »
I have a Harrington & Richardson, Inc. Gardner, Mass. Made in U.S.A., Cavalry Model, 45-70 GOVT. carbine.  I have been told these firearms to be not safe to fire.  Please help me with some info!  Is there a fix?  Can any gunsmith see the problem or does a cowboy firearm specialist needed?
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Offline Pettifogger

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Re: H&R trapdoor carbine...
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2017, 11:52:35 PM »
The problems with the H&R Trapdoors are fairly well documented.  Do some on-line research.  Here is a starting place.

http://www.trapdoorcollector.com/cgi-bin/afrasca/bulletin/config.pl?read=16645

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Re: H&R trapdoor carbine...
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2017, 08:08:42 AM »
I have a H&R cavalry model since 1971. Many rounds fired both factory and reloads and never a problem. I never heard of this problem until a few years back.

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Re: H&R trapdoor carbine...
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2017, 10:19:02 AM »
Total POS. Ship it to me and I'll add it to my H&R Cavalry Carbine and Officer Model.

Never had an issue with these or a previous model I regret having sold.

Much better than some beater Trapdoors going for mega bucks at gun shows.
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Re: H&R trapdoor carbine...
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2017, 03:17:29 PM »
By now, most if not all the ones with the problem have been fixed.  Enjoy it!
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