Lee 450 grain Bullet in 1866

[Mark Daiute]

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60 Grains WC872 from Jeff Bartlett.
Magnum primers.

100 yards.

6 O'Clock hold.

I simply blow the unburned kernels out the chamber. Cheap fun shooting.

[bruce]

.45-70 and WC872. Who'd of thought it! Even better when it is economical! Sincerely. bruce.

[Mark Daiute]

.45-70 and WC872. Who'd of thought it! Even better when it is economical! Sincerely. bruce.

That's 50-70!

There's more to trapdoors than plain old 45-70!

[Fred]

.45-70 and WC872. Who'd of thought it! Even better when it is economical! Sincerely. bruce.

Yep, the 45-70 came out in 1873.
That is a model 1866.

Read about The Wagon Box Fight where the 1866 was used to great advantage against the Sioux and Red Cloud.

http://www.gunsandammo.com/historical/americas-first-fifty-the-50-70-centerfire/



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