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armedandsafe · August 28, 2007, 06:57 PM

I have been told (making this hearsay) that the .45-120 can be loaded to .45-70 specs without harm. You are pushing the same bullet through the same sized barrel, so there should be no problems. The caveat, of course is using a filler to get the powder compressed a bit.

Pops

August 28, 2007, 06:57 PM	#2
armedandsafe Senior Member Join Date: January 9, 2005 Location: Moses Lake WA Posts: 1,001	I have been told (making this hearsay) that the .45-120 can be loaded to .45-70 specs without harm. You are pushing the same bullet through the same sized barrel, so there should be no problems. The caveat, of course is using a filler to get the powder compressed a bit. Pops