I had read somewhere, years ago, that the single rifle carrtidge in a revolver belt was a counting device. When the pistolero felt behind him for extra ammo, he knew that he had a particular number of cartridges left in the belt. Probably six, or one full reload.
One of the fellows, Sinister Sal, said that he'd like a rifle cartridge to put in his belt, so I volunteered to make some.
Those are dummy rounds, but just exactly what I used to shoot in my Sharps rifle. .45-70, with the big Lee 459-500-3R bullet. With a case full of Ffg, a grease wad, and a calm day, that load would group just under an inch at 100 yards when I did my part. These, of course, are dummy's with no primer nor propellant. They should do just fine as cowboy props.
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Those are pretty.
Good thing you crimped them heavy....those wax bullet kick like bejazzus.
In some of the old western movies I have noticed one round upside down in the belt. I finally figured it out to be a counting. I have since adopted the same.
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