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.45-70
The .45-70 rifle cartridge, also known as . 45-70 Government, was developed at the U.S. Army's Springfield Armory for use in the Springfield Model 1873, which is known to collectors as the "Trapdoor Springfield". The new cartridge was a replacement for the stop-gap .50-70 Government cartridge which had been adopted in 1866, one year after the end of the American Civil War.
I am new to this forum and in fact, am a Southerner living down in Mobile, Alabama but a friend on another forum recommended this would be a good place to get a bit information about a project I want to under-take. I have a .45-70 in a double rifle, a Henry Golden Boy, and a Savage 219B...
MMP sells .45 "rifle sabots" that I assume are are for .458 not .451 - they don't seem to mention the actual diameter.
MMP SABOTS : Store : Blue Sabot
What I want to do is load some light loads using Trail Boss and lightweight bullets. I was thinking of using sabots to get down to .355-.357...
Just picked up a Marlin .45-70 (SS, 18"+, scout scope rail, aperture rear sight, etc.) and finally got the chance to step out onto my porch and see what happens when I pull that trigger.
I had one before with a longer barrel, but I never shot it because I wanted to cut the barrel or get a...
Navy Arms Mk 4 Enfield 18" Carbine
.45-70 Government
99% condition, just sat in safe, too pretty for me to ever fire her.
$1100
Specs can be found on Navy Arms' historic page.
This is the precursor to the Gibbs Summit, which was also made by Navy Arms. The pre-Gibbs rifles by Navy Arms have...