Trapdoors

[Don McDowell]

First thing to check is that the firing pin isn't froze up.
If I were to going trapdoor shopping, I don't think I'ld look at anything older than the 1881 version, those weren't beat to death like the older ones were for the most part, and it's my belief they were made of better steel/iron. Plus the buffington sight makes shooting those quite nice , once you replicate the velocity/ballistics of the issue load.