Trapdoor Rifles

Have no idea who could work on one. They are a simple single set I would think that the springs would be the problem most of the time. They are easy enough to make from stock. Friend wanted one so we took one of mine apart and measured and photographed it and his turned out well. He did install a set screw extending thru the trigger plate for fine adjustment. The originals did not have any provision for adjustment.Some of the trapdoor books do show pictures of the set trigger internal workings and the whole thing is pretty simple. Hope this helps.

Tom Trevor wrote: ↑Fri Sep 01, 2023 9:35 pm Hope this helps.

Sure does. I got plenty of tools. My wife helps pick some of them out. She said this is a good one for me.

I believe that "The Rifle Shoppe" in Oklahoma used to offer complete trapdoor OM set trigger casting sets. Not sure if they are still in their inventory, or if they are even still in business.
They have/had a wonderful range of exotic stuff found nowhere else. But, it is/was basically a one man operation and making steel castings is not a backyard project, so he made all the patterns and then had some big casting outfit crank out a small quantity when someone ordered. Delivery time could be many months, or sometimes he had one on the shelf.