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Old 01-19-2022, 01:38 PM
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There were plenty of double rifles back then but they were mostly in the hands of the British in India and Africa and I seriously doubt any were used by the hide hunters. Most of those guys used either a Sharps or a Rem Rolling Block in something like a 45-70, 45-90 or 50-110. The biggest they used was the 50-140 but by the time those came out most of the herds were already about done for

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