45 60 cartridge history book

This book will be of interest pretty much only to guys who shoot the. Using bullets from cast lyman 457191, sierra jhp, cast hp lyman 457122. Whats more important for our discussion is the first cartridgeit was where the. Its a 150yard rifle chambered for a dinky little handgun cartridge, venturino says. In this video i reload a 45 70 m1873 cartridge duplex load from js wolfs book. Until the last decade, this model was a stepchild in. Poolpure replacement filter for star clear plus c1200, cx1200re, pleatco pa120, unicel c8412, filbur fc1293, clearwater ii 125, pro clean 125, 8170125n, aladdin 22002, 120 sq.

That pistol design eventually became the m1911 pistol which the u. Soft cover, 512 x 812 volume of 274 pages, filled with original illustrations, details, and facts. Sundles company has sold over 10 million rounds of. Other 45 caliber single action revolvers also use this round 45 70 government. Matthews did his own casting and reloading for decades with very little information to go by. These are now in the wyoming state museums collections. Dec 20, 2014 in this video i reload a 45 70 m1873 cartridge duplex load from js wolfs book. Previously available only through select world class collection dealers, it is now available through all uberti dealers the deluxe sharps has aagrade checkered walnut and. Collector ammo page 1 petes vintage guns and ammo llc. The 45 colt was designed for the colt single action army, circa 1873. I can find very little in the way of hard data on why the size was selected, but the ordnance guys came up with a round that threw a conical lead bullet a bit more than. Headstamp codes international ammunition association. The leveraction model 1876s advantage of faster loading. The 1876 centennial model was a true frontier favorite.

Aircraft art boats bolt action rifles books camping cars cartridges. The cartridges may have been used in his trial although there is no written record of that. Aug 15, 2014 added to that opinion, there is a downside to adding pressure to the cartridge. Overall condition was very nice, although it had been reblued by a previous owner. A sampling of the smokeless loads was tried in the 22inch barrel of the chaparralrepeating arms rifle, which clocked 1,367 fps. History few cartridges have retained such long lived popularity as the. A large postal history section featuring many hundreds of postcards, many. Todays model is more accurate and stronger for use with modern smokeless and black powder ammunition. While we have went to great lengths to make sure that its as accurate as possible this rendering should not be used to generate specs for casings. Apr 03, 20 cartridge identification is important to anyone who works with ammunition cartridges, whether its reloading or collecting.

These uberti rifles are powerful enough to take down north americas largest biggame animals. It was originally a blackpowder revolver round developed for the colt single action army revolver. Jul 21, 2016 the cartridge has changed only in the adoption of noncorrosive primers and different powder formulations in the mid1950s, and it was known always as cartridge, ball, m1911, cal. Production of the peabody was terminated in 1873, although rifles still in storage were purchased by peru in 1879. The first was the t23m12 which was developed in late 1943.

This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Cartridge identification is important to anyone who works with ammunition cartridges, whether its reloading or collecting. This bibliography for the most part focuses upon primarily cartridge oriented works, and leaves many works where cartridges are secondary or tertiary to the work off the list. Add to the recoil, and one must also add to the training. From about 1836, arms designers of the world experimented with breech loading firearms and selfcontained cartridges.

Early cartridges the word comes from the french cartouche or italian cartoccio or cartuccia were no more than charges of powder boxed or wrapped individually to speed up the process of loading. Photos show box open, but it has since been shrink wrapped in plastic for display. You can also use it with bp loads and then forgo the walters wads. Am i fine using modern cartridges with small styli with these records.

This is greek manufacture by the greek powder and cartridge co. Reloading the 4570 m1873 cartridge duplex load youtube. Lets first take a look at the cartridges that preceded the. The 4560 cartridges can be made by shortening 4570 brass. Learn if your 45 70 springfield is assembled from the correct asissued parts. While it isnt foolproof, often the easiest way to identify a cartridge is to look at the headstamp, if there is one, because in many instances that will tell you exactly what it is. December 2017 premier auction firearms, native americana. Government cartridge was first adopted in 1873 and went through several changes during its twentyyear tenure as the primary u. This is an ideal reference book, when inspecting an 1873 springfield rifle, found at a gun show. This is for those pards that have gotten or are getting the chapparel 1876 winchester in.

Since this is a big bore lever gun, it should fit right in here. There were 2 different versions and 3 different names. Cases for the 45 60 are simple shorten your 45 70 brass from 2. It was actually an adaptation of the remingtonpeters shot cartridge which had been used with the thompson smg prior to. I read on the internet, so it must be true, that if i cant find. This spring, i had the good fortune to acquire another original winchester 1876 in. This particular cartridge was loaded by frankford arsenal in 1903 with a commercial u. Please see the order page or the link below for more information. True to the originals, the 1876 centennial rifle is chambered in the hardhitting calibers. No attempt made to list each edition of a work, such as cartridges of the. And not to be forgotten is that, when the chips are down, the cartridge becomes. Aiming carefully, i can fire 15 shots in 60 seconds. I am looking into loading the 45 60 cartridge for a vintage winchester 1876 and had a few questions for those who know the cartridge. If you own a handgun or carbine chambered for the big.

The cartridge and headstamp guide available through this website contains more than 2500 cartridge pictures and measurements. It was the first metallic centerfire cartridge manufactured by winchester, and was promoted as the standard chambering for the new winchester model 1873 rifle. As the subject states, i am looking for the particulars on the old. Adopted by the us army in 1873 as their standard service rifle cartridge. That lack of rim was why early lever guns were not chambered in. Anything and everything you have on this cartridge would be much appreciated. The cimarron 76 is chambered in authentic centennial rifle calibers. In this video we discuss some of the developmental history of the winchester 1876 rifle and show how to make. Lots of info on the net about annealing and forming these, or there are several books one by donnelly that are quite good on forming cases.

It was designed in 1904 by one of our most prolific firearms geniuses, the brilliant john moses browning, to be used in his newly designed colt semiautomatic pistol. Compiled by jonathan uhlmanupdated december 2008 an explanatory note. I am at this time working on a book about the burgess guns and some of the stories i have collected about them. The official military designation of the new cartridge was the. This an extract from mikes book on the history of clay pigeon shooting. Those by umc include a full metal jacketed bullet, two lead lead bullets, the second being a british style coppertubed express bullet, and a wood bullet shot load. Army in 1873 and served as an official us military handgun cartridge for 14 years. Variations in remington model 1875, model 1888 and model. Army in 1873 and served as an official us military handgun cartridge for 14. You can crimp in the proper crimping groove with it. Shooting a peabody collector mike gibbins was kind enough to provide me with a connecticut state militia rifle chambered for the.

The 4570 springfield, 5th edition, revised and expanded, a. He was one of the early guys who figured out how powerful a modern. The 1876 centennial rifle from uberti is an exact replica of the winchester centennial rifle, but even better it has stronger materials and more precise matching to exacting tolerances and specifications. In the latter case, these might be made of paperhence the modern term cartridge. Most published reports estimate a total production 0f. It had a muzzle velocity of 1,350 feet per second 410 ms, making it a powerful and effective load for the skirmish tactics of the era. Case dimensions, bullet diameter weights, cartridge over all length, etc. Below are a sampling of some of the most popular cartridges. This was a rifle chambered for full size centerfire rifle cartridges as opposed to its.