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Do you have an actual point?Die? yes. Stopped? Maybe, maybe not.
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Do you have an actual point?Die? yes. Stopped? Maybe, maybe not.
FIFY.45-70
One hundred fifty years old and still going strong
Yes - stats will show what someone died from, but generally not much (if anything) about when the attacker was stopped by being shot.Do you have an actual point?
being a history nerd, I remember this stopping power anecdote from like 8th grade.
Maybe it was high school .
U S troops complaints about the underpowered .38S&W failing to stop fanatical Moro assaults .
.45 was the answer, IIRC
.45-70
One hundred fifty years old
You are taking this way too seriously. And the 45-70 is one of the exceptions.
I have read that the Moros were high on opium before they went into battle and it gave them enough pain suppression that they often could kill before being killed. I do love my Colt SAA guns and they are a great part of our history.Yep they dragged out the old Colt SAA's to deal with the Amoks
They would use drugs and tie cordage around their arms and legs right before an attack to help restrict blood flow when they were shot so they could continue attacking .I have read that the Moros were high on opium before they went into battle and it gave them enough pain suppression that they often could kill before being killed. I do love my Colt SAA guns and they are a great part of our history.
Stuff happens, things change. I think maybe the fact that at some point some ammo manufacturers started supplying more powerful .45-70 ammo helped too.To be fair by the late 1960's the 45/70 was not only on life support it was almost out the door and on it's way to the funeral home . Factually Marlin developed the 444 Marlin as an answer to the need for something that duplicated 45/70 ballistics in a lever gun because most ammunition makers at the time had all but stopped loading the round and no one other than Marlin was offering a production 45/70 and that was on a very limited basis. What ended up saving the 45/70 ended up being first the long range black powder silhouette shooters and then later the SASS gang . Make no mistake though like the Buffalo the 45/70 was nearly extinct. For what it is worth the 444 was very popular for about 25 or 30 years during the time when the 45/70 almost disappeared.
The 41 was introduced by Remington in the 1964.As I was born in the '50s, it was before my time.
The .41 Mag yes, not the .41 LC which is what I was referencing and had never heard of before.The 41 was introduced by Remington in the 1964.
I recall watching Clint Smith say something along the lines of "beware the fella who carries a 41 mag"
SIG can kill their guns in .40, but that just means they will lose more contracts/sales to Glock and othersSo I guess the idea that the .40 is dying has merit....
Sorta?So I guess the idea that the .40 is dying has merit....
Anyone who owns a Sig should get as many magazines as their needs dictate because Sig quits making magazines when they drop a model.SIG can kill their guns in .40, but that just means they will lose more contracts/sales to Glock and others
Doesn't bother me too much - I have all the .40 guns and ammo I need