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October 11th, 2021, 08:19 PM #11Member
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Re: 45-70 boolits
I have a real trapdoor and it definitely likes .462* diameter bullets. I cast 400 and 500 grain slugs for it but I grease them by hand with nasa lube. I should make dies for it because I have a lathe and a lubesizer but it only gets shot once in a while.
I had a pedersoli sharps business rifle and it shot really well with lubesized lead/tin bullets at .459. I could never get paper patched loads to fly straight out of the pedersoli but the greased loads shot like magic.
Had a marlin lever that was fun to shoot screaming fast jacketed soft points out of.
Loading 45/70 is so versatile fun and impressive looking
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November 24th, 2021, 05:49 PM #12Member
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Re: 45-70 boolits
Once had one made in 1889. Had a groove diameter at .462 or .463. Heavy soft cast with black did the trick.
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November 24th, 2021, 06:23 PM #13Grand Member
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November 24th, 2021, 06:27 PM #14Grand Member
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Re: 45-70 boolits
I've found a couple nice easy shooting loads since I posted.
Bullet master Ducati Ron's load has become my favorite. Definitely a go to.
I am also working up some unique loads but haven't gotten them where I want yet.
I just got to get my Labradar back from my tight fisted kid.
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November 24th, 2021, 08:50 PM #15
Re: 45-70 boolits
Speaking of 45/70. I just got my Encore barrel back from being threaded.
Can't wait for suppressed 45/70 cowboy action loads.www.Steelvalleycasting.com is your new home for coated bullets and custom ammo.
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November 28th, 2021, 08:51 PM #16Member
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November 29th, 2021, 01:02 AM #17
Re: 45-70 boolits
My H&R replica Infantry Trapdoor, Ruger No. 1, and C. Sharps 1875 all love the 535 gr Postell bullet over 13 gr of Unique, no filler. The combination results in a most satisfying and distinctive sounding "thunk" when hitting steel at 100, 200, and 400 meters. Any twist 22" or faster seems to work.
I use 300, 350, and 400-405 gr cast boolits in the Marlin 1895s, Browning 1886, and Pedersoli "Winchester 71" clone in 45-70, with 12 to 15 gr of Unique depending on bullet mass. Velocity is ~ that of BP loads, and the Unique loads have proven to be most accurate while parabolic in trajectory.
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November 29th, 2021, 04:09 AM #18
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November 29th, 2021, 08:11 AM #19
Re: 45-70 boolits
No filler. Unique is not positionally sensitive, and has been proven to not detonate like some powders do.
But you're welcome to use a tuft of polyester fiber fill if you wish; I've been down that road and tested filled vs unfilled cartridges, with unfilled cartridges tilted forward and backward before careful insertion in the chamber. No material change in velocity or POI/group size.
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