August 1, 2018, 03:56 PM | #26 |
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Better to have a lower velocity rifle shoot a tad high than low. Especially when shooting from a above ground stand and/or beyond your firearms previously dialed in bulls-eye setting. Reason being: in the heat of the moment unless you paced or Range Finder that field of view before-hand?_ Its very hard to determine exact shooting distances by eye.
I hunt with a 270_ 1/4 bore 06 & 300 sav-> (my prefered Still hunting tote-along) Of the three only the 300 sav shoots a wee bit high. And I'm glad it does. (previous needed snap shooting requiring's.) |
August 1, 2018, 05:21 PM | #27 |
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1,000ft/lbs at 200 yards is "still not enough energy"?
Good thing for us that animals don't read energy tables!
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August 1, 2018, 11:07 PM | #29 |
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The 45-70 is really a fun gun. It will be even more so when the bruises heal on my shoulder lol
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August 2, 2018, 06:44 PM | #30 |
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I don't hunt to put meat on the table but I do hunt "X's with the 45-70 is several configurations. Buffalo Bore sells some 45-70 405 jacketed "magnum" loads for the modern lever actions and it's listed at 2000 fps, and my shoulder is already crying in agony just reading the ammo specs !
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August 3, 2018, 06:42 PM | #31 |
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That’s what I been shooting. Bruised shoulder and neck hurting. Just started reloading. Can’t handle any more of them
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August 3, 2018, 08:20 PM | #32 |
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Even though the recoil don't bother me much, I still hold it to approx 1600 fps.
If I want more, I'll just drag the 460 outa the safe and blow some holes with it. It is without a doubt a fun guns and a serious game getter. The last thing I shot with the 45-70 was a 85 lb pig. Accurate Mold 45-350B. http://accuratemolds.com/bullet_deta...=45-350B-D.png The last thing I shot with the 460 was a 105lb deer. That was a reduced load with a 350 gr jacketed bullet. |
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You want some 45-70 pain ? Shoot a steel butt pad 1874 Sharps with a 535 gr paper patched bullet and 81 gr of 1.5F black powder at about 1330 fps. I know this doesn't sound like a stout load, but trust me I did it once, and never again. I left the range that day after shooting about 14 rounds and I was in agony ! I swear my whole upper body was twisted out of position ! LOL
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August 5, 2018, 11:12 PM | #34 |
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I just bought a Marlin 45/70 last week,I haven't taken it to the range yet. It's a Marlin 1895 CB 45/70, 9-shot Octagon tubular magazine 26" walnut stock .
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September 4, 2018, 11:15 PM | #35 |
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For a hard hitting factory load and fairly inexpensive I like the HSM Bear Load. However, this load is slightly over length and the 430 grain bullet has a nearly cylindrical profile so it may not feed well in all Marlins regardless of build era. I have found burnishing the shoulder of the metplat increases feed reliability.
I hand load a similar round also 430 grain gas checked and the same velocity but the bullet is not quite as cylindrical/square edged and feeds smoothly and I load it to maximum standard length as well (but not over length as does HMS). I am shooting a Guide Gun, shoots the heavy loads wonderfully, me, not so much. 3C |
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