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Pahoo · November 15, 2017, 02:39 PM

I once saw a 45/70 rifle that took a cartridge but the primer was external to the cartridge. The primer pocket had a flash-hold in it which the primer flash pass through and ignited the main charge inside the cartridge. You preloaded a 45/70 case. Technically it was not an M/L. May have had a place at Friendship but hardly at a Rendezvous. ......

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November 15, 2017, 02:39 PM	#10
Pahoo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: IOWA Posts: 8,783	Don't ask me why I once saw a 45/70 rifle that took a cartridge but the primer was external to the cartridge. The primer pocket had a flash-hold in it which the primer flash pass through and ignited the main charge inside the cartridge. You preloaded a 45/70 case. Technically it was not an M/L. May have had a place at Friendship but hardly at a Rendezvous. ...... Be Safe !!! __________________ 'Fundamental truths' are easy to recognize because they are verified daily through simple observation and thus, require no testing.