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Re: Berdan Sharps or Trapdoor-Officer Model???

Can't compare a .54 Berdan paper linen cartridge to the mighty .45-70. Certainly the Berdan's Sharps Rifle was accurate enough, but since you mentioned power and lethality, the .45-70 takes the cake (and the game).

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