Original Springfield Trapdoor Officer model meets original Ideal 45-70-500 tool

The Springfield Trapdoor officer model is one of the most elegant and most handy hunting rifles of the 19th century, but it is still a capable hunting gun today even with black powder cartridge. For this project I was lent an original 45-70-500 Ideal tool as well to make the story full. Here is the story of the Officer model and the story of the early years of reloading business. Please support us at For buying Capandball Civil War cartridge boxes, cartridge formers, arsenal labels and US arsenal Stadias: or the Capandball webpage: