.45-70
Sign in to saveThe .45-70 (11.6×53mmR), also known as the .45-70 Government, .45-70 Springfield, and .45-2" Sharps, is a .45 caliber rifle cartridge originally holding 70 grains of black powder that was developed at the U.S. Army's Springfield Armory for use in the Springfield Model 1873. It was a replacement for the stop-gap .50-70 Government cartridge, which had been adopted in 1866, one year after the end of the American Civil War, and is known by collectors as the "Trapdoor Springfield".
Key facts
- Firearm Cartridge.name
- .45-70 Government
- Firearm Cartridge.image
- 45-70 Sample.jpg
- Firearm Cartridge.image_size
- 200px
- Firearm Cartridge.caption
- From left, .30-06, .45-70, and .50-90 Sharps
- Firearm Cartridge.origin
- United States
- Firearm Cartridge.type
- Rifle
- Firearm Cartridge.service
- 1873–1892
- Firearm Cartridge.used_by
- United States
- Firearm Cartridge.wars
- Indian Wars, Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, Moro Rebellion
- Firearm Cartridge.designer
- United States Army
- Firearm Cartridge.design_date
- 1872
- Firearm Cartridge.production_date
- 1873–present
- Firearm Cartridge.variants
- .45-70 +P
- Firearm Cartridge.case_type
- Rimmed, straight
- Firearm Cartridge.bullet
- .458
- Firearm Cartridge.neck
- .480
- Firearm Cartridge.base
- .505
- Firearm Cartridge.rim_dia
- .608
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Original ballistics of the .45-70-405 and -500
- Nomenclature
- Bullet diameter
- History
- Sporting use
- Early sporting use
- Trajectory and sights
- Modern rifles and handloading
- Handgun use
- See also
- References
- External links
The .45-70 (11.6×53mmR), also known as the .45-70 Government, .45-70 Springfield, and .45-2" Sharps, is a .45 caliber rifle cartridge originally holding 70 grains of black powder that was developed at the U.S. Army's Springfield Armory for use in the Springfield Model 1873. It was a replacement for the stop-gap .50-70 Government cartridge, which had been adopted in 1866, one year after the end of the American Civil War, and is known by collectors as the "Trapdoor Springfield".
==Original ballistics of the .45-70-405 and -500== The original .45-70 loading was designated .45–70–405, referring to a .45 caliber bullet, 70 grains of black powder, and a 405 grain lead round nose bullet. It had a muzzle velocity of . A reduced-power load of of powder (Carbine Load) was manufactured for carbine use with a muzzle velocity of .