captain awesome
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Ok guys so I don't know a whole terrible lot about these calibers but I thought I remembered reading that the 475 linebaugh and the 480 ruger were trimmed down 45/70 casings. I have been looking at the 45/70 bfr for a while and wondered if you could fire 480 or 475 rounds through one. I would think theoretically it would, but I am curious if the bullet diameters remain the same and if the pressure rating on the cylinder for the 45/70 bfr is enough to handle the 475 or 480 rounds. If the bullet diameters are indeed different, could you load 45/70 bullets into 475 or 480 casings? I have been looking for this or a similar discussion on these rounds but found none. I think its an interesting concept, but I may be way off. I got the idea from looking at the 460's with their capability of firing 454 casull and 45lc.
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