50 70 Government Ammo
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About The .50-70 Government Ammo, also known as the .50-70 Musket Ammo or .50 Government Ammo, is a black powder cartridge that was designed and adopted in 1866 by the United States Army. The .50-70 Government Ammo became the official cartridge of the US Army until the .40-70 Government Ammo was introduced later in 1873. This .50 Caliber Ammo was powder charged with 70-grains of black powder and weighed about 450-grains in total. Bullet variants from 425-grain load to 600 were experimented
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Caliber
.50-70 Government
Height
2.250
Recoil
0.00
Muzzle Velocity
1400
Muzzle Energy
2510
Bullet Drop
0.05
Wind Drift
0.03
Case Material
Brass
Rim Type
Rimmed
Bullet Types
Soft Point,Jacketed Hollow Point,Full Metal Jacket
Primer Type
Large Rifle
Bullet Diameter
0.330 in
Land Diameter
0.319 in
Neck Diameter
0.368 in
Base Diameter
0.433 in
Rim Diameter
0.468 in
Rim Thickness
0.046 in
Case Length
45 in
Oal Cartridge Length
67 in
Bullet Weight
425 gr
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