someguy2800
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45-70 was basically putting a Kentucky long rifle load into a brass case for faster reloading. Small caliber high velocity ammunition was not yet a practical reality at the time because smokeless power had yet to be invented, so in its day 45 caliber was actually a normal bore size for a rifle. Most frontiersman in the early 1800's would have carried a muzzle loading rifle around 40-54 caliber for hunting and such.
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