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  2. .50-70 Government - Wikipedia

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    The .50-70 Government cartridge used the Benét internal center-fire primer design and became the official cartridge of the U.S. military in 1866 until being replaced by the .45-70 Government in 1873. The .50-70 cartridge has a pressure limit of 22,500 psi (155 MPa) [1]

  3. List of rifle cartridges - Wikipedia

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    List of rifle cartridges, by primer type, calibre and name. From left to right: ... .50-70 Government.50-90 Sharps.50-110 Winchester.50-140 Sharps.500 A-Square

  4. Springfield Model 1866 - Wikipedia

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    The rifle was chambered for the powerful centerfire .50-70 Government cartridge (.50 caliber 450-grain (29 g) bullet; 70 grains (4.5 g) of black powder). Though a significant improvement over the extractor of the Model 1865 Springfield Rifle, the Model 1866 extractor was still excessively complicated and the extractor spring was somewhat prone ...

  5. Joslyn rifle - Wikipedia

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    In 1871, 6,600 carbines as well as 1,600 rifles that had been converted to use the .50-70 Government centerfire cartridge were sold to France for use in the Franco-Prussian War. Many of these were seized by Germany, sold to Belgium and ultimately were converted to shotguns and shipped to Africa. [3]

  6. List of rimmed cartridges - Wikipedia

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    Below is a list of rimmed cartridges (R). Although similar, it must be noted that rimmed cartridges differ from rimfire cartridges ( list ). A rimmed cartridge is a cartridge with a rim, whose primer is located in the center of the case head; the primer is detonated by the firing pin striking that center location.

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    0 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Killed an enemy combatant Were responsible for the death of a noncombatant Handled or uncovered human remains Saw ill or injured women or children whom you were unable to help Had a buddy shot or hit who was nearby Saved the life of a soldier or civilian 48% 65% 14% 28% 50% 57% 69% 83% 22% 26% 21% 19% Paratroopers Marines

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    Since 2006, the U.S. government has accused nearly every major for-profit hospice company of billing fraud. Hospices bill by the day, and stays at for-profits are substantially longer than at nonprofits (105 days versus 69 days).

  9. Sharps rifle - Wikipedia

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    The falling-block action lent itself to conversion to the new metallic cartridges developed in the late 1860s, and many of these converted carbines in .50-70 Government were used during the Indian Wars in the decades immediately following the Civil War. [11]

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