I'm Officially a 30-Year-Old Boomer: Model 1873 Trapdoor Springfield

[@M.C.Darkness]

GLAD TO SEE YOU BACK!

[@LifeofCharles]

Thanks! Happy New Year!

[@haramsaddam238]

Great to see you back! Beautiful rifle

[@LifeofCharles]

Thanks man, lol. I'll have to review my AKM at some point.

[@sotis1756]

Eyy, happy to se you on here again mate! 🍻

[@LifeofCharles]

Thanks man! Happy New Year!

[@Kpoole35]

Welcome back brother I've been subbed since your M1 Garand unboxing. Good to see you're doing well.

[@LifeofCharles]

Wow! You've been here for a long, long, time then. Thank you, and I hope that you are also doing well, and that you continue to enjoy what I have to offer. If I can make a couple changes in my life, I could provide more videos. If so, I hope to see you then!

[@Teleoceras]

Welcome to the club! The Trapdoor is a great rifle! Next step is a front stuffer! Once you go black, you never go back! :D

[@LifeofCharles]

Hey Teleoceras! Yes, I'm quite excited to go backwards in time all the way to a Jamestown era matchlock, or at least, that's the plan!

[@Teleoceras]

@@LifeofCharles Matchlock....Oh you'll be in for such a treat!

[@LifeofCharles]

@@Teleoceras it’s going to take me decades at this pace lol, my plan is to assemble a representative long arm and handgun from American military history.

[@Teleoceras]

@@LifeofCharles Nothing wrong with that. At least with Percussion and Flint you can go with commercial builders if need be. Happy New Year!

[@RoughNek72]

HOLY SHIT!!!!!!! CHARLIE HOW ARE YOU?????? IT FEELS LIKE FOREVER SINCE YOUR LAST POST!!!!!!!!

[@LifeofCharles]

Yeah it's been a while, I figured I could quickly upload some videos of my newest acquisition before the end of the year, and while I'm still 30 lol. I'd like to upload more videos, my collection has expanded quite a bit since my last videos in 2017.

[@RoughNek72]

@@LifeofCharles glad you're doing okay!! Hope you get to go out and shoot more.

[@kalashloy4179]

welcome back and happy new year my dude

[@LifeofCharles]

Thanks man, and a Happy New Year to you too!

[@soylentgreen7074]

I’m 28 but most of my guns are original or reproduction black powder era guns as well. I guess I’m a member of the club.

[@LifeofCharles]

Absolutely, considering most of our age cohort is very "high speed, low drag" centric, or at best lovers of Curio/Relic. It's a small proportion of us that get into black powder.

[@GeographyCzar]

Wow! Now, is that what the 7th Cavalry carried at the Little Bighorn, or was there a carbine version?

[@LifeofCharles]

I believe they had the carbine version with the carbine load of .45-70 of my memory is correct. I love your reviews btw, and definitely influenced some of my CCW purchases!