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45-70 IN A 45-90

COMCHIEFCOMCHIEF Member Posts: 7 ✭✭
edited April 2016 in Black Powder and Cowboy Action Shooting
If I decide to acquire a sharps 1874 rifle in 45-90, can I fire 45-70 in the same rifle? What can I expect for accuracy? Or, should I just stick with a 45-70 and same all the fuss?

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  • MIKE WISKEYMIKE WISKEY Member Posts: 10,035 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    just like shooting .22 shorts in a l.r. Unless you are shooting black powder the 'extra' room in a .45/90 is just waisted space.
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  • COMCHIEFCOMCHIEF Member Posts: 7 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Bout like the 45-120 I had. Will be using smokeless AA5744 so I guess I will be sticking with the 45-70. Thanks Mike.

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  • gartmangartman Member Posts: 660 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The over-all length of the cartridges is the same. The 45-90 uses a shorter lighter bullet in a longer case. Being black powder, both cases were filled clear to the top with powder. I ran both through an 1895 Marlin in 45-90 and could not tell the difference in accuracy with casual plinking.
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  • v35v35 Member Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    In 1952 I shot a 45-90 high grade '86 half octagon, 2/3 mag, fancy wood against three like new military Trapdoors all using blue label Govt surplus black powder ammo. I forget the 45-70 bullet wt .
    The 86 outshot all three 45-70 Trapdoors.
    We switched guns and the results were the same.
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