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DC:
When you guys say 45/70 or 45/60. 45 is the caliber, right? Whet is the other number? The 60 or 70.
JEB:
45 is the cal and the second number, 60 or 70 is the weight of the powder in grains. If I remember right Quigleys gun was a Sharps 45/110.
About half the cartridges we found metal detecting were rim fire and the other half was center fire. There were soldiers moving thru area where we found them around 1866 give or take a few years. We also found many 44/40 casings. Even found a few live rounds in both calibers.
I understand the round of choice for the Gatling gun in 1866 was the 45/70 which was a rim fire cartridge. That had to hurt, lol
DC:
So that is the manufacturers recommended weight of powder? I hear of guys messing with that.
Part two- I was just watching an old video of making a flintlock rifle and the announcer said that the calibre was the number of balls they could get from a pound of lead. I always thought that was the gauge, as in 12 gauge. Calibre is the diameter in inches isn't it.
JEB:
The modern loaders fool around with the grains in the loads but hand loader books give the specs they should follow. I load and don't fool with amounts of powder. I stick to recommended specs.
Yes 45 cal would be the size of bullet. An example would be 50 cal is 1/2 inch. I think it is actually .510 inches
Marc St Louis:
Looks a lot like the rifle my grandmother had. It was chambered for the 44-40 and she used it to kill many deer and bears
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