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HOLLIS: Cross over firing was commonplace in a lot of C&B pistols. Especially in a combat situation, if the cylinders werent "packed" you would definitely get a surprise.
Nomenclatures are interesting. Most early cartridges had the two and three numerical designators, i.e. 45-110-550. 45 caliber-110 gr Black Powder and 550gr ball.
Except for the 30/06. 30 being the caliber and 1906 the year the cartridge was adapted for the 1903 Springfield. On the surface this would indicate that the rifle came before the cartridge. The adaption of the 1903 Springfield and the 30/06 cartridge is a story all in itself.
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