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The .45-70 (11.6x53mmR), also known as the .45-70 Government, .45-70 Springfield, and .45-2 1 ⁄ 10" Sharps, is a .45 caliber rifle cartridge originally holding 70 grains of black powder that was developed at the U.S. Army's Springfield Armory for use in the Springfield Model 1873.
The Winchester Model 1886 was a lever-action repeating rifle designed by John Browning to handle some of the more powerful cartridges of the period. Originally chambered in .45-70 Government, .45-90 Sharps, and .40-82 Winchester, it was later offered in a half dozen other large cartridges, including the .50-110 Winchester. [1]
Marlins are larger, stronger, and heavier than most of the comparable Winchester lines, allowing Marlin to use higher powered cartridges such as the .45-70. Marlin's model 1894 lever-action rifles and carbines are available in handgun calibers, including .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum and .41 Magnum, making them suitable companion long guns for ...
Single-shot bolt-action rifle France: 2,500,000 M14: Battle rifle United States: 1,530,000 2,380,000 1.38 million US M14 [88] ~150,000 – 1 million Taiwanese T57 [89] Marlin Model 1891, 1892, 1897 and 39: Lever-action rifle 2,200,000 [90] Berthier Models 1890-1907: Bolt-action rifle France: 2,000,000+ [91] Winchester Model 1912/42: Pump-action ...
A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves ("rifling") cut into the barrel walls.The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile (for small arms usage, called a bullet), imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the orientation of the weapon.
The Spencer is a lever-action repeating rifle designed by ... of other early cartridges such as the .50–70 and .45-70. ... significant tactical ...
In 1936, Winchester introduced the Model 70 bolt-action rifle to the American market. The Model 70 was largely based on the Model 54, and is today still highly regarded by shooters and is often called "The Rifleman's Rifle". In 1999, Shooting Times magazine named the Model 70 the "Bolt-action Rifle of the Century". [5]
Model 1907/15 Berthier rifle (Bolt-action rifle) [16] M1895 Navy (Navy Lee, 6 mm Navy) M1892/M1896/M1898 Rifle (a/k/a Krag Bolt Action Rifle; .30-40 Krag) M1885 Remington-Lee (Bolt-action rifle; .45-70 Gov) M1882 Short Rifle (.45-70 Gov.) M1882 Remington-Lee (Bolt-action rifle; .45-70 Gov.) M1879 Remington-Lee (Bolt-action rifle; .45-70 Gov.)