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The .45-70 is a long-range caliber, and accurate use requires knowledge of windage and elevation by minute of angle and a sense for estimating distance in these calculations. The .45-70 retains great popularity among American hunters, and is still offered by several commercial ammunition manufacturers.
The model 1884 was also produced in a carbine version. It was found that the rear sight could be easily damaged when removing the rifle from the carbine boot. The rear barrel band was therefore modified in 1890 to include a rear sight protector. A round-rod bayonet model was also produced, designated the Model 1888.
The largest factory caliber offered for the Contender was the .45-70, which, although a much larger case than the .308, is still feasible because of the relatively low cartridge pressures of the original black-powder round relative to the limits of the bolt face of the Contender receiver.
The Ruger #3 is a single-shot rifle produced by Sturm, Ruger & Co from 1973 to 1986. It is based on the Ruger #1, with some modifications made to reduce costs, such as a simpler one-piece breech lever. [3]
Raging Hunter .454: 5-round .454 Casull chambering, can also fire .45 Colt. Available in 8.37, 6.75 and 5.12-inch barrel lengths. Available in 8.37, 6.75 and 5.12-inch barrel lengths. Raging Hunter .454 Two Tone : Same as the above but with two-tone finish.
*Of which a length of 10.16 mm of the shank has its diameter reduced to 20.45 mm: 17/20"-12 Remington Rolling Block No. 1-1/2 Rem., Sporting Action [6]: 33 Sq21.59: 2.117 mm 90° 36.65 mm* Square threads. Also written as 0.850"-12. *Of which a length of 12.70 mm of the shank has its diameter reduced to 20.32 mm: 17/20"-12
The .450 Marlin is a firearms cartridge designed as a modernized equivalent to the .45-70 cartridge. It was designed by a joint team of Marlin and Hornady engineers headed by Hornady's Mitch Mittelstaedt, [4] and was released in 2000, with cartridges manufactured by Hornady and rifles manufactured by Marlin, mainly the Model 1895M levergun.
According to the US Army Ordnance Department tests, the 45-70-405 was loaded to 19,000 psi, [4] while the 45-70-500 was loaded to 25,000 psi [2] The average accuracy of the Springfield Model 1873 was a circle with an average radius of 1.7 inches at 100 yards, corresponding to an ~3.4 MOA.