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To: Tijeras_Slim

There’s a .45-120, I’ve heard. Sounds unpleasant to shoot. I was out shooting some 300 meter one day and a guy turned up in the next bench with a Martini-Henry. I got to play with it. VERY fun shooter.


18 posted on 07/30/2015 4:00:14 PM PDT by Riley (The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
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To: Riley

They made some .50-140’s too.Navy Arms used to chamber their rolling block replica in that caliber,among others.The empty brass were over 3 inches long,paper patched bullets were up to 700 grains.
Firing 20 rounds rapid fire should give you a work-out similar to a couple rounds with an MMA fighter.


20 posted on 07/30/2015 4:10:51 PM PDT by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: Riley

From Zulu Dawn (1979)
Corporal Storey: [to the soldier next to him, referring to the ammunition] Soft ‘eaded buggers these. Flatten out against the bone. Smash ‘em out.

Storey’s mate: But bullets run out... and those bloody spears don’t.


39 posted on 07/30/2015 6:29:24 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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