.45-70 .410??
Tom
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Thursday, December 19, 2019, 12:58 (2442 days ago)
Will a .45-70 chamber and fire a .410 shot shell, in single shot mode?
Dont believe so, I do know that you can make your own
Asa
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Thursday, December 19, 2019, 13:04 (2442 days ago) @ Tom
Loading 45-70 brass same as you would an old brass shotgun shell.
even if it did, I sure wouldn't do it. If it was
Gary Reeder
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Thursday, December 19, 2019, 13:37 (2442 days ago) @ Tom
meant to shoot them it would say 45-70/410. Just because a 410 will go in the chamber doesn't mean you should shoot one in it.
Was asking because
Tom
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Thursday, December 19, 2019, 16:33 (2442 days ago) @ Gary Reeder
I saw a custom Marlin on a site this morning that states it can fire the standard .45-70 and their proprietary cartridge AND the .410. Have no desire to try it in my Marlin but was curious.
I'm with Gary on this one. Just because you "can"
Huey
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Thursday, December 19, 2019, 16:41 (2442 days ago) @ Tom
Doesn't make it a good idea...
45/70 is lots bigger than .410 dimensionally
WB
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Thursday, December 19, 2019, 17:09 (2442 days ago) @ Huey
It's like shooting a .32 in a .38, you get the drift. It probably would blow up, but it is a bit goofy. I shoot factory 7.62x39mm boxer ammo from a M1910 Winchester .401. But I seriously calculated that exercise for forming brass to experiment. Some nuts are shooting .50 BMG from 12 ga. shotguns. No smoking way! I hate even watching that on Youtube.
The thing is the sloppy chambers to bore makes pressure low and it literally explodes in the muzzle direction. Not a smart move unless you have a real need. In a survival situation I'd certainly blast a Zombie with my old Trap Door if all I has was a box of 3" .410! FWIW.
I won't even shoot 22 LR in 22 Magnum...
Huey
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Thursday, December 19, 2019, 17:20 (2442 days ago) @ WB
I see people do it regularly. But, not for me.
The same geniuses tell me not to shoot 45 Colt in 454 Casull, 38 Special in 357 Magnum, etc.
I don't get it...
410 in 457 WWM single loading
Capt Kirk
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Thursday, December 19, 2019, 18:22 (2442 days ago) @ Tom
Modern shotshells are all plastic these days.
WB
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Friday, December 20, 2019, 10:38 (2441 days ago) @ Capt Kirk
You have to try hard to find old cardboard paper base hulls. The "brass" on them in only an assist to extraction and people just "expect" a hull to have "high brass" or "low brass" as it used to be for reinforcement of a paper wrapped cartridge. The paper stuff is not really good for multiple reloading but it can be done.
The plastic flexes and springs back. You can split the brass if you try but it's mostly just for looks anyway. I've seen 3rd world country guys put a 12 ga. shell in a 3/4" gas pipe and slide a 1" pipe over it with a galvanized pipe and bolt ground for a firing pin. These "slap fire" guns work just as deadly as any fine shotgun and is actually technically "safe" and able to handle the pressure. A lot of that is due to the improved integrity of the modern plastic one piece shotshell. But with all that said it will never be recommended to shoot something in a gun not originally designed for it, even if you can get away with it at least once.