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Highest-capacity .45-70 Government rifles

The 25 .45-70 Government rifles with the largest standard capacity, of 57 in the catalogue with a recorded capacity. Ties are broken by weight, lighter first. The median is 1 rounds.

RankFirearmCapacityWeightYear
1stA. Uberti 1876 Centennial RifleA. Uberti 1876 Centennial RifleA. UbertiA. Uberti12 rounds4.54 kg
=2ndBullard Lever ActionBullard Lever ActionBullard Repeating Arms CompanyBullard Repeating Arms Company9 rounds3.63 kg1883
=2ndRemington-KeeneRemington-KeeneRemington ArmsRemington Arms9 rounds4.08 kg1880
=4thMarlin Model 1881Marlin Model 1881Marlin FirearmsMarlin Firearms8 rounds3.85 kg1881
=4thWhitney-Burgess-MorseWhitney-Burgess-MorseWhitney Arms CompanyWhitney Arms Company8 rounds4.03 kg1878
=4thChiappa 1886Chiappa 1886Chiappa FirearmsChiappa Firearms8 rounds4.08 kg
=4thA. Uberti 1886 RifleA. Uberti 1886 RifleA. UbertiA. Uberti8 rounds4.08 kg
=4thWinchester Model 1886Winchester Model 1886Winchester Repeating Arms CompanyWinchester Repeating Arms Company8 rounds4.08 kg1886
9thHenry ProtectorHenry ProtectorHenry Repeating ArmsHenry Repeating Arms7 rounds2026
=10thMarlin 1895 SBLMarlin 1895 SBLMarlin FirearmsMarlin Firearms6 rounds3.31 kg2010
=10thMarlin 1895 Guide GunMarlin 1895 Guide GunMarlin FirearmsMarlin Firearms6 rounds3.36 kg1998
=10thMarlin Model 1895Marlin Model 1895Marlin FirearmsMarlin Firearms6 rounds3.40 kg1972
=10thHenry ProviderHenry ProviderHenry Repeating ArmsHenry Repeating Arms6 rounds2026
=14thMarlin 1895 Dark SeriesMarlin 1895 Dark SeriesMarlin FirearmsMarlin Firearms5 rounds3.17 kg2018
=14thTaylor's 1886 JourneyTaylor's 1886 JourneyTaylor's & CompanyTaylor's & Company5 rounds3.50 kg2023
=14thPedersoli 86/71 BoarbusterPedersoli 86/71 BoarbusterDavide Pedersoli & Co. S.r.l.Davide Pedersoli & Co. S.r.l.5 rounds3.70 kg2021
=14thRemington-LeeRemington-LeeRemington ArmsRemington Arms5 rounds3.86 kg1879
=14thLee Model 1879Lee Model 1879Remington ArmsRemington Arms5 rounds3.86 kg1879
=14thWinchester-Hotchkiss Model 1879Winchester-Hotchkiss Model 1879Winchester Repeating ArmsWinchester Repeating Arms5 rounds4.00 kg1879
=14thChaffee-Reece M1882Chaffee-Reece M1882Springfield Armory (US Government)Springfield Armory (US Government)5 rounds4.08 kg1884
=14thWinchester-Hotchkiss 1883Winchester-Hotchkiss 1883Winchester Repeating Arms CompanyWinchester Repeating Arms Company5 rounds4.10 kg1883
=22ndHenry H10 SPD CRUSRHenry H10 SPD CRUSRHenry Repeating ArmsHenry Repeating Arms4 rounds3.04 kg2025
=22ndTaylor's 1886 TC86 TakedownTaylor's 1886 TC86 TakedownTaylor's & CompanyTaylor's & Company4 rounds3.54 kg2026
=22ndChiappa 1886 WildlandsChiappa 1886 WildlandsChiappa FirearmsChiappa Firearms4 rounds3.99 kg
=22ndHenry Explorer H10Henry Explorer H10Henry Repeating ArmsHenry Repeating Arms4 rounds2026

Ranked from the catalogue's own measured figures, the same records the API serves. A record whose weight, length, barrel and capacity match a set shared by ten or more records from five or more makers is a default rather than a measurement, and is left out, as is a record with fewer than five of the figures a reader looks for.