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.50-70
The .50-70 Government, also known as the .50-70 Musket, .50-70 Springfield, and .50-1+3⁄4" Sharps) is a black powder cartridge adopted in 1866 for the Springfield Model 1866 trapdoor rifle.
I was given a partial box of .50-70 Gov't ammo. This was black powder loaded ammo made for Cabela's. The brass is marked Bell (Brass Extrusion Labs Ltd), which was in operation from circa 1972 to 1989. 12 of these had been fired, 8 were still live. I pulled the bullets from the eight loaded...
Nice rifle, and a real hoot to shoot. Bore is probably an 8-9, which will give 3" or so at 100 yards if you are any good; much better than expected for a 150 year old military gun. I will include brass, and a few loaded rounds (3fg black powder). Can include a bullet mold, assuming I find it.
New York State - Remington .50-70 Rolling Block - produced from 1872 to 1873.
Most of these were chambered in .50-70 (a few were in .45-70, but they are rare) with 36-inch barrels, full-length fore-ends held by three bands,
and straight-grip military butt. The rear sling swivel is on the...