This is a detailed and thorough book about shooting this fine old warrior with cartridges you make yourself from modern components, cartridges that will duplicate the Army’s 19th Century tack drivers. If you collect or shoot the .45-70 Springfield, this volume is a must.

This 3rd edition now also contains a chapter on loading the .45 Long Colt cartridge for you Cowboy shooting enthusiasts. The recipes, lists of bullets, primers, powders and cartridge cases are all based on firsthand experience for both the.45-70 Government and the .45 Long Colt cartridges. We’ve tried ‘em and they work. We were able to match the .45-70 Government reloads to the sights on our Model 1884 trapdoor. And our 7 1/2 inch Colt Peacemaker (1884 vintage) now shoots to point of aim at 50 yards, just as it was meant to do.

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