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The .56-52, made by Spencer, and the .56-50, made by Springfield, differed only in the degree of crimp, with the .56-50 having a greater crimp; both fired 350-grain (23 g) .512-inch (13.0 mm) bullets. The .56-46 fired a 320-grain (21 g) - 330-grain (21 g) .465-inch (11.8 mm) bullet. [1] The Spencer rifle used a tubular magazine. To control the ...
Cartridges were loaded with 45 grains (2.9 g) of black powder, and were also available as .56-52, .56-50, [15] and a wildcat .56-46, a necked down version of the original .56-56. Lugs indicates that the .50 calibre was the standard issue rifle, with a reduced diameter bullet to reduce the recoil and the risk of accidental magazine explosions. [15]
.50-140 Sharps.500 A-Square.500 Auto Max.500 Black Powder Express.500 Jeffery.500 Nitro Express.500 S&W.500 Bushwhacker.500/450 Magnum Black Powder Express.502 Thunder Sabre.505/.404 Stewart.510 Beck.577/450 Martini–Henry.577/500 Nitro Express.577/500 No 2 Black Powder Express.505 Gibbs.510 DTC Europ.510 Whisper.55 Boys.56-56 Spencer
Can someone have a look at File:Breech-Loader Cartridges.1860s.jpg, is the cartridge described as the 56-50 the 56-56, the description links here although the description is different. Is the description a typo, 56-50 in my mind would suggest bottle shaped cartridge. I originally added the pic to this page but got cold feet over the discription.
.56-50 Spencer: Action: Lever-action: Muzzle velocity: 1,025 ft/s (312 m/s) Feed system: 7 bullets, tube magazine: Triplett & Scott was an American repeater carbine ...
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The Model 1858 could fire linen or paper cartridges made by Starr, and could also fire similar cartridges made for the Sharps carbine. The Model 1865 version fired the metal 56-50 Spencer rimfire cartridge, and as a result, had a significantly redesigned hammer and breech block.