Well...The answer is quite simple according to the old gun owner's axiom: "If a little bit is good, more is better, and too much is just right!"
That’s interesting! Although it is long gone I had a Model 1867 Danish rolling block rifle in absolutely pristine condition (the bore look unfired & and the original finish/wood was 98%). It was originally chambered in the 12.17x42mm rimfire black powder cartridge, and when Denmark decided to modernize to the smokeless powder Krag-Jorgensen rifle in the late 1880’s they converted their inventory of M-1867’s to also shoot the 11.7x51Rmm centerfire black powder cartridge; thus the rifle had 2 firing pins (rimfire & centerfire) which one could select depending upon the cartridge (maybe because of a large amount of inventory of 12.7x42mm ammo??); they finished the conversion in 1896, re-designated it the M-1886-96 and issued the rifle to coastal & fortress artillery troops. I paid $11.00 for it, because of its’ magnificent condition and the importer said that you could shoot .45-70 rounds through it; however, when I learned that modern .45-70 rounds would fit loosely in the chamber, and the chamber pressure could probably rupture the rifle, it became a wall hanger for a few years, and I eventually got rid of it. It was a very interesting rifle though.
P.S. Just out of curiosity I checked around, and remarkably I found that Buffalo Arms still makes cases for the 12.7x44R cartridge. Do you reload for it?
