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March 5, 2023, 12:10 PM
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What 45-70 ammo to use
I just bought a
Henry H024-4570 Side Gate .45-70Govt I look up 45-70 brass and found there is two kinds. Straight tube and bottleneck. What to use. |
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March 5, 2023, 12:56 PM
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The only .45-70 I know of offhand is the 1873 Government pattern, which is a straight case. Do you have something to show us what you are talking about in a bottleneck?
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March 5, 2023, 01:26 PM
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Is it possible that what you are seeing is a “general picture” for all brass by a manufacturer and that under the picture you can order brass for everything from 5.56 through 30-06 and beyond to include 45-70 which is a straight walled cartridge?
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March 6, 2023, 01:41 PM
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The .45-70 Govt is a straight walled case. There is NO bottleneck.
It is not a perfect straight cylinder like some pistol rounds, there is a slight taper in the case body, but it is a straight walled case, there is no case shoulder, no "bottleneck" of any kind. Any picture showing a bottlenecked case identified as ".45-70 Govt" is a mistake.
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March 15, 2023, 10:40 AM
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We never heard back.
I wonder if the OP got a look at .45-75. |
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