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45-70

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:48 am
by bangers
had a go with a 45-70 today with its 300 nitro grain makes my .22 look sad with its 40 grain
good fun tho

:grin:

Re: 45-70

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:00 am
by saddler
bangers wrote:...with its 300 nitro grain
Que??

Re: 45-70

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:18 am
by Watcher
300 grain bullet and nitro powder?

Re: 45-70

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 7:04 am
by dromia
Watcher wrote:300 grain bullet and nitro powder?

I sincerely hope so! :o

Re: 45-70

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 7:15 am
by Watcher
Bangers, not making fun of you I promise. 300 grains of nitro would be fun though :o

Re: 45-70

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:27 am
by tackb
I run a 45/120 and it gets black powder exclusively , it's the only way you know !

Re: 45-70

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 9:34 am
by Bunnyassassin
tackb wrote:I run a 45/120 and it gets black powder exclusively , it's the only way you know !
What recipe are you using? About to start reloading for my 45/70, interested in range rather than tamer recoil..

Re: 45-70

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 10:31 am
by Tower75
dromia wrote:
Watcher wrote:300 grain bullet and nitro powder?

I sincerely hope so! :o
I was about to say the same.

300 of Nitro!?

Re: 45-70

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 11:38 am
by tackb
Bunnyassassin wrote:
tackb wrote:I run a 45/120 and it gets black powder exclusively , it's the only way you know !
What recipe are you using? About to start reloading for my 45/70, interested in range rather than tamer recoil..
405g jacketed head over 110g of Fg black powder with a magnum LR primer (i cant get 120g of black in unfortunatley , even with a 1m drop tube!)