well, it's said you can kill most game with a .22 lr if you place the bullet right...sure. the 56-50 is a low pressure low velocity round. that's why the army eventually replaced it with first the 50/70 and then the 45/70. which round is still manufactured today? also, the army complained that the spencer encouraged the soldiers to fire off too much ammo. a complaint that existed into not so long ago when troops on the ground were carrying over 260 rounds for the m-16 in viet nam. field orders, if my history serves me right, were issued to limit the ammo carried by the troops.
but the gemmer is a fine looking rifle...
geo.