Recently I received several boxes of old 45/70 ammo from somebody cleaning up odds and ends. It is in red & green boxes and is 405 gr. soft-nosed jacketed ammo. However, the box indicates it is "regulated for Colt machineguns."
To my knowledge, Colt never made a 45/70 machine gun and I was wondering if anyone knew what this stuff was intended for.
BTW, since there is quite a supply of this ammo, I pulled down one of the rounds and it is loaded with smokeless powder of some type and the case is not a balloon head.
To my knowledge, Colt never made a 45/70 machine gun and I was wondering if anyone knew what this stuff was intended for.
BTW, since there is quite a supply of this ammo, I pulled down one of the rounds and it is loaded with smokeless powder of some type and the case is not a balloon head.