It's a boxlock, but doesn't have the articulating front trigger. The gun has been restored and is really quite nice. My problem with re-loads is I am presently working in Asia and only get home for 2 week leaves every 60 days, this really doesn't give me much time to play around working up loads. I will be home in April and June and then to Africa in September, you get the picture. I was hoping to be able to buy off the shelf ammo, solids and SP to practice with and take over, but I cannot find any readily manufactured ammo in the solids. I really appreciate all the comments that I have recieved. I will keep looking, but perhaps will just have to find the time between honey do lists to work up a load when I'm home.