Tag: 45-70
Does 45-70 Damage Our Steel Targets?
We had a message from someone who wanted to know who made our steel targets? The reason being he had heard 45-70 would punch...
1874 Shiloh Sharps First Shots
So it needs to be stated right up front that I had some trouble hitting anything at 200 yards. My “try-dope” drop data was...
SHS-65 Trapdoor Carbine
On this episode of the Second Hand Showcase, we are looking at quite a rare and collectible gun. The carbine version of the 1873...
Ohio Buck 2019
2019 Ohio Gun Season.
1 buck & 2 doe.
Wild West 45-70 Co-Pilot
Old video showing the Wild West Co-Pilot 45-70 used:
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Winchester-Hotchkiss Model 1879
So…why I am I looking at a sporting rifle? The first clue is the caliber. It’s in 45-70. So that makes we wonder if...
Wild West Co-Pilot on Range
So…it’s time to introduce big-bore to the new facility. As in 45-70.
Our regulars have seen the Wild West Guns Alaskan Co-Pilot before. Not a...
POTD – Wild West Co-Pilot in The Pit
Been a while since we have had the Co-Pilot out. And it was a good chance to test some of the new targets with...
Armory Chat 36: Custom Martini-Henry in 45-70
This rifle was made in 1887 and was originally chambered in 577-450 in use by the British Army.
Sometime in the future (we suspect the...
Sharps Rifle Development Timeline
The Buffalo Bill Firearms Museum in Cody Wyoming had a very impressive collection of Sharps Rifles. It started from the earliest designs all the...
Marlin 45-70 Kaboom
This photo was sent to me by a reader. Looking at the photos, I am not sure what to think. All I know is...
Video — Takedown Rifles Are Cool
A viewer asked what I thought of takedown rifles. What better way to answer that question than to show one of our takedown rifles....
Hand Loading at the Range – Springfield Trapdoor
I saw something recently that I suspect many shooters don’t get to see. Someone who is actually loading rounds at the range to test...
