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Rupert · 11-13-2017, 03:51 AM

Unless you need the rate of fire, there's a lot to be said for the idea of a lever-action in .45-70 (or .444 Marlin). It's a large nearly straight cartridge originally intended for black-powder use, and would be fairly easy to make and reload. Alternatively lever-actions in .44-40 with matching revolvers (also in .44-40) will make logistics simpler as you'll only need one round for all the firearms.

11-13-2017, 03:51 AM	#103
Rupert Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wellington, NZ	Re: Making more ammo stuck on a low tech world. Unless you need the rate of fire, there's a lot to be said for the idea of a lever-action in .45-70 (or .444 Marlin). It's a large nearly straight cartridge originally intended for black-powder use, and would be fairly easy to make and reload. Alternatively lever-actions in .44-40 with matching revolvers (also in .44-40) will make logistics simpler as you'll only need one round for all the firearms. __________________ Rupert Boleyn "A pessimist is an optimist with a sense of history."