Thanks all. He sent me a follow up photo of just a bullet in the bore.



To be crystal clear, what I *should* see is the some of the bullet head outside of the barrel?

Best,

Good morning all! Wanting to pickup a Trapdoor Springfield to bring my US milsurp collection into the 19th century, and had a specific question y'all might be able to help out with. Was talking with a gentleman about his 1873, and he sent me a bullet bore photo. I use this as a rough guide to muzzle...