Ben Cartwright SASS
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- Oct 14, 2011
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I do Cowboy Action shooting and was thinking of getting a reproduction 1873 Springfield Trapdoor Carbine 45-70 to use in some competitions, mostly becasue think it looks neat and has a lot of history behind it (think Custer).
Mostly it will be shot at 50 and 100 yards, can anyone tell me could I use it in a silouette match at 300 yards?
I realize a 45-70 in a "Quigley" or Long Range Hunter would be better and I may get one at some point, but I like the looks of this gun and am not worried about being compedititive just about having fun.
WIll it reach that far?
Mostly it will be shot at 50 and 100 yards, can anyone tell me could I use it in a silouette match at 300 yards?
I realize a 45-70 in a "Quigley" or Long Range Hunter would be better and I may get one at some point, but I like the looks of this gun and am not worried about being compedititive just about having fun.
WIll it reach that far?