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The .50-70 Government cartridge became the official cartridge of the U.S. military in 1866 until being replaced by the .45-70 Government in 1873. The .50-70 cartridge has a pressure limit of 22,500 psi (155 MPa) [ 1] The official designation of this cartridge at the time of introduction was "US center-fire metallic cartridge", and the ...
Contents. Table of handgun and rifle cartridges. Common rifle cartridges, from the largest .50 BMG to the smallest .22 Long Rifle with a $1 United States dollar bill in the background as a reference point. This is a table of selected pistol / submachine gun and rifle / machine gun cartridges by common name. Data values are the highest found for ...
List of rifle cartridges, by primer type, calibre and name. From left to right: ... .50-70 Government.50-90 Sharps.50-110 Winchester.50-140 Sharps.500 A-Square
The .50-70 was nevertheless adopted as a temporary solution until a significantly improved rifle and cartridge could be developed. The result of the quest for a more accurate, flatter shooting .45 caliber cartridge and firearm was the Springfield trapdoor rifle. Like the .50-70, the .45-70 used a copper center-fire case design.
The .50 BMG ( .50 Browning Machine Gun ), also known as 12.7×99mm NATO, and designated as the 50 Browning by the C.I.P., [1] is a .50 in (12.7 mm) caliber cartridge developed for the M2 Browning heavy machine gun in the late 1910s, entering official service in 1921. Under STANAG 4383, it is a standard service cartridge for NATO forces.
The case body is very similar in dimensions to the .500 S&W Magnum revolver cartridge, being slightly longer and fully tapered for automatic feeding in the weapon. The round is intended to improve stopping power greatly at short- to medium-range as compared to the standard 5.56×45mm NATO round.
Cartridge name Bullet diameter Case length ... Starline cartridge dimensions 9 mm Mars.360 9.1: 1.036 26.3: ... .50-70 Government.515
The .50-110 WCF / 13x61mmR (also known as the .50-100-450 WCF , with different loadings) in modern 1886 Winchesters with modern steel barrels is the most powerful lever-action cartridge, with up to 6,000 foot-pounds (8,100 J) of energy.