Dave wrote:

On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:11:32 GMT, Charlie Morgan said:

My antique 45-70 kills with almost any body hit. It's not so slick, and it
weighs a ton.

According to my high school history teacher, a former marine, that's why it
was adopted for the military. According to him, during the Huk rebellion in
the Philippines the guerrilla fighters were drugged up, and nearly
impossible to stop with the pistols than in use. The 45 was designed to
throw a large bullet that would stop those fighters in their tracks.

Close, the pistol you refer was the Colt M1900, chambered for the .45
ACP, the M1900 was reworked and eventually became the M1911A1. I think
you'll find that the 45-70 that Charlie is refering to is a rifle round,
commonly refered to as, surprisingly gr 45-70 Government. Got a kick
like a mule when fired from a bolt action rifle.

Cheers
Marty
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