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thanks for the info guys jim c a 577 bpe on that frame ?ouch I remember as a boy with this h&r a 3 inch mag shell got your attention Daryl s where in bc are you ? as someone who spent a lot of time in th efar north I traveled the alcan quite a bit the .405 sounds interesting tr's big medicine round 40-70 ss? does the ss stand for shiloh sharps?
thanks smitty

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Right in the middle of the Province, Smitty - exact centre.
There is another, more modern version of the .47/70, which uses a necked .45/70 case. Of course it won't hold 70gr. of black powder, but would hold more than a straightened .30/40 Krag case.

Mike Venturino took this necked .40/70 to Africa on a trip, using 400gr. jacketed bullets at around 1800fps - in a Sharps replica. A stronger action would make 2,000fps I'm sure, almost .450/400 stuff, but of course, not at 35,000psi.

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Daryl


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