dh1633pm
Contributing Member
It is pretty heavily made with thick leather. Thanks for your response. It was tough installing, it came with no instructions, and the instructions I could find still confused me.
No. That's backwards. The brass double hook should end up on the side away from the rifle. The OP has his installed correctly.Here is a link to proper configuration of the sling.
http://www.campsiteartifacts.com/m1873springfield.html
Aha! Then what you have is a repro Krag sling, not a Trapdoor sling.I measured it before I installed it. It is 65 inches long.
72", for that pattern sling. Don't forget the two different keepers.So what length should it be for a Trapdoor?
Be careful with Trail Boss. It gives pretty high pressures in rifle cartridges. I use mostly 5744, sometimes 3031. Both work well in the Trapdoor with lower pressures. Appropriate loads of course.I will get some picture posted. I have it all apart in the basement. I used the right tools for the job and used care. The blueing looks nice under the wood. The stock is supper clean under the barrel. I shot it yesterday two times using a 300 grain lead bullet and 15 grains of Trail Boss. Recoil was .223 like. I like it.