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Hawg · May 16, 2012, 11:30 AM

Being the 30-30 is a bottleneck you will need a drop tube to get enough powder in the cases to get compression. You can get IIRC 67 grains of bp into a modern 45-70 case.

May 16, 2012, 11:30 AM	#6
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,190	Being the 30-30 is a bottleneck you will need a drop tube to get enough powder in the cases to get compression. You can get IIRC 67 grains of bp into a modern 45-70 case.