Craig Boddington was the senior contributing editor of our modern gun and ammunition caliber dictionary. Craig was involved in the development and testing of many of these and writes from first hand experience. This dictionary was written exclusively for Wholesale Hunter with unique information found nowhere else.
GUN CALIBER DICTIONARY
Rifle
50-70 Government
The .50-70 Government cartridge became the official cartridge of the US military until replaced by the .45-70 Government in 1873. Reproduction rifles are currently offered by several Italian makes and imported by IFG, Cimarron and Taylor's and Company. — LG Outdoors