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Haven't done it yet, but a preview of surgery planned this afternoon. Nephew has had this 45/70 for a couple of years, but can't shoot more than about a half dozen target loads at the range until he is too bruised to move. Full loads he uses for hunting are nasty. I've only shot it a couple of times with some black powder loads and even with those light loads it was a bruiser.
Going to cut the base of the stock and attach a limbsaver. Hopefully can get everything jigged up well and not have to do too much grinding and sanding.
Going to cut the base of the stock and attach a limbsaver. Hopefully can get everything jigged up well and not have to do too much grinding and sanding.
Shot a 45/70 once...….not sure I want to again!!!!!!! punishing to say the least!!!
We have success! Used the rip fence on the table saw, and just used some cutoffs to hold it level. Took off about 5/8" total in two cuts. First to see quality of cut and test setup, second to final length. Nephew still has some sanding work to do, but not critical if he does, whole thing will be covered by leather "saddle" or whatever it is called.
Here is a cartridge for those that have never seen the size.
And, just because it's fun to watch, we shot a slo-mo video with a black powder load. Will post that later when he sends it to me.
Here is a cartridge for those that have never seen the size.
And, just because it's fun to watch, we shot a slo-mo video with a black powder load. Will post that later when he sends it to me.
Still can be, but I shot a couple of target loads and it's not too bad now. About like a 3" 12 ga slug. Heck of a kick, but not the sharp jab you had without the limbsaver.
Here are a couple of stills and a vid of black powder loads.
Me shooting, sorry, no action shot.
Screen capture from slo-mo vid of nephew.
Sorry, the *.mov file he sent me gives an error that it is too large to load. Will try to figure out how to get it up later.
Me shooting, sorry, no action shot.
Screen capture from slo-mo vid of nephew.
Sorry, the *.mov file he sent me gives an error that it is too large to load. Will try to figure out how to get it up later.
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Wow that's a cool pic!
It was calm out, and the smoke shoots out about 30' from the muzzle.
Great bear and buffalo gun state side. What does he hunt with it?
Mule deer and elk when he can get a tag. He's in Wyoming and also hunts antelope, but not with that gun.
Cool post. Thanks
I shoot a Ruger number 1 in 45-70 all the time, maybe it's the gun but I can run 40 rounds and it's still fairly easy on me.
We'll see if this works.
Colin, Are you shooting the same # grains per load as Tim's nephew? My brother had a .375 at 175 grains and a friend's .375 was set up at 200 grains and it seemed to make a good bit of change.
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I'll ask what his loads are, I don't reload, nor do I shoot as often or as many different calibers as he does. When he starts talking reloading, my mind starts to wander.
His hunting load is 59gr of imr3031 with a 350gr Hornady flat soft point. He said it is the top end of the pressure for his Marlin, but near the bottom for what a Ruger number 1 can take.
Off the shelf Winchester or Federal loads.
Ok, I don't have any on my shelf. If they are from a manufacturer, the stats used to be on the box.
You used to be able to get different loads from the manufacturer. When I was a little kid, it was ironic how many city folk would come up and sight their gun in with one load setting, and then hunt with another because it was cheaper or more powerful, and never fine tune the sightings for the different load. It can have disastrous results.
I had plans of getting an 8 hour day over the holidays to finish sand some wood samples for the xylerium. Well, you know how plans go. So I had about 3 hours instead. I took 3 pictures, each a different settings. Picture 1 is ok, 2 is better and 3 has more orange tint than it should.
I know they do have at least the bullet weight and muzzle velocity on the box but I don't have it in front of me
Usually hunting loads so those usually are fairly punchy. I know all about the sighting issues, when it's hunting season I use the first few rounds of a box to make sure it's sighted in right, then for when it counts, I'll only use shells out of that box. Makes for a fun time when my kid want's to shoot my .30-06, I have to get it sighted in for the gov't surplus loads I let him plink with at the range and then remember to change it back for the rounds used during hunting season.