.45-70 GOVERNMENT
Apr 30, 2020
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HISTORICAL NOTES
dopted by the U.S. military in 1873 with the single-shot “Trapdoor” Springfield rifle, the .45-70 Government continued as the official service cartridge for 19 years. It was replaced in 1892 by the .30-40 Krag. The
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