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The 50-70 was originally loaded with a 450 grain bullet. I have a copy of the original US army manual which states this. According to other sources a 425 or 430 grain bullet was used in the reduced load carbine ammunition with 50 grains of powder. These were intended for the converted .50-70 Sharps carbine.
Can you add that army manual as a reference on the article? We don't seem to have much for this cartridge. Also, does the manual use the "official nomenclature" as listed in the article, because it's not listed that way in my texts. Arthurrh17:08, 24 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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