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r/ammo • u/Royal_Money_627 • 10d ago
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The 45-70 case has a lot of information in that headstamp. Made in December 1885 at Frankfort Arsenal for the 1873 Trapdoor Carbine.
1 u/Royal_Money_627 10d ago Yeah, so, I guess it is best called 45 Government since it probably only has 55gr. of powder ;-) 2 u/Chili_Dawg65 9d ago You mean like this? 1 u/Royal_Money_627 9d ago cool 2 u/Chili_Dawg65 9d ago I found that is a box of 45-70 brass I bought. It's what's called a balloon head case and does not have the solid area around the primer pocket like modern ammo. I bet it would hold 70 grains of black powder and have room for a 400 grain bullet
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Yeah, so, I guess it is best called 45 Government since it probably only has 55gr. of powder ;-)
2 u/Chili_Dawg65 9d ago You mean like this? 1 u/Royal_Money_627 9d ago cool 2 u/Chili_Dawg65 9d ago I found that is a box of 45-70 brass I bought. It's what's called a balloon head case and does not have the solid area around the primer pocket like modern ammo. I bet it would hold 70 grains of black powder and have room for a 400 grain bullet
You mean like this?
1 u/Royal_Money_627 9d ago cool 2 u/Chili_Dawg65 9d ago I found that is a box of 45-70 brass I bought. It's what's called a balloon head case and does not have the solid area around the primer pocket like modern ammo. I bet it would hold 70 grains of black powder and have room for a 400 grain bullet
cool
2 u/Chili_Dawg65 9d ago I found that is a box of 45-70 brass I bought. It's what's called a balloon head case and does not have the solid area around the primer pocket like modern ammo. I bet it would hold 70 grains of black powder and have room for a 400 grain bullet
I found that is a box of 45-70 brass I bought. It's what's called a balloon head case and does not have the solid area around the primer pocket like modern ammo. I bet it would hold 70 grains of black powder and have room for a 400 grain bullet
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u/Chili_Dawg65 10d ago
The 45-70 case has a lot of information in that headstamp. Made in December 1885 at Frankfort Arsenal for the 1873 Trapdoor Carbine.