I bought some lead 350gr bullets from Buffalo Arms and looking to load some lighter kicking smokeless ammo suitable for both Browning lever and Springfield trapdoor use.
Looking for some 'get started' loads with promise. I've loaded quite a few 405gr(Lee hollow-base mold) with Trail Boss which are fairly mild...and some 300gr jacketed with 3031which are NOT mild(Browning 86 only loads).
Thanx Stevie
Modest 350gr .45-70 loads
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Re: Modest 350gr .45-70 loads
Try unique 10-11.0 grains shoots very nice.
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I'll post some Lyman loads for the 320 Gould HP when I get the chance. But really, grab an old Lyman Manual and you will have all the info you need...
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Re: Modest 350gr .45-70 loads
I saw some promising loads in the Lyman #47 and had some thought towards working with the next heavier bullet data. The Speer manuals I have are all jacketed data and appear rather HOT!Old Ironsights wrote: ↑Sun Aug 13, 2017 10:20 pm I'll post some Lyman loads for the 320 Gould HP when I get the chance. But really, grab an old Lyman Manual and you will have all the info you need...
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Re: Modest 350gr .45-70 loads
Type in, light loads for 45/70. There is a post that shows a bunch if loads with powders that are from 900-1200fps. Todd
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Re: Modest 350gr .45-70 loads
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My Lyman Cast Bullet handbook lists 45-70 loads using SR-4759 powder as:
293 gr bullet: start: 26.0 gr 1311 fps 9,400 CUP; max 30.0 gr 1602 fps 14,600 CUP
322 gr bullet: start: 19.0 gr 1043 fps 8,100 CUP; max 25.0 gr 1412 fps 16,400 CUP
366 gr bullet: start: 19.0 gr 1035 fps 9,500 CUP; max 23.3 gr 1298 fps 15,400 CUP
420 gr bullet: start 18.0 gr 942 fps 9,000 CUP; max 23.0 gr 1270 fps 15,700 CUP
Again, this is for SR-4759 [NINE] powder, not to be confused with SR-4756 [SIX] powder.
Alternately, .45-70 gallery loads can be made up using black powder and commercial .457" round lead balls.
I used 5 grains of FFFg Holy Black, an over powder wad, two lubed "wonder wads", and a .457" RB seated on the last wad.
The over-powder wads can be eliminated by seating the RB down onto the powder with an appropriately-sized wood dowel.
It should bring 400 fps (+/-) with good accuracy to 50'.
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My Lyman Cast Bullet handbook lists 45-70 loads using SR-4759 powder as:
293 gr bullet: start: 26.0 gr 1311 fps 9,400 CUP; max 30.0 gr 1602 fps 14,600 CUP
322 gr bullet: start: 19.0 gr 1043 fps 8,100 CUP; max 25.0 gr 1412 fps 16,400 CUP
366 gr bullet: start: 19.0 gr 1035 fps 9,500 CUP; max 23.3 gr 1298 fps 15,400 CUP
420 gr bullet: start 18.0 gr 942 fps 9,000 CUP; max 23.0 gr 1270 fps 15,700 CUP
Again, this is for SR-4759 [NINE] powder, not to be confused with SR-4756 [SIX] powder.
Alternately, .45-70 gallery loads can be made up using black powder and commercial .457" round lead balls.
I used 5 grains of FFFg Holy Black, an over powder wad, two lubed "wonder wads", and a .457" RB seated on the last wad.
The over-powder wads can be eliminated by seating the RB down onto the powder with an appropriately-sized wood dowel.
It should bring 400 fps (+/-) with good accuracy to 50'.
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Re: Modest 350gr .45-70 loads
My all time favorite Lyman load is 21gr of 2400 under poly fill (or farina) and the 457122 "Gould" 322 gr HP.Stevie wrote: ↑Mon Aug 14, 2017 7:41 amI saw some promising loads in the Lyman #47 and had some thought towards working with the next heavier bullet data. The Speer manuals I have are all jacketed data and appear rather HOT!Old Ironsights wrote: ↑Sun Aug 13, 2017 10:20 pm I'll post some Lyman loads for the 320 Gould HP when I get the chance. But really, grab an old Lyman Manual and you will have all the info you need...
Not quite 1300fps, easy shooting, and uses the powder I have in bulk.
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Re: Modest 350gr .45-70 loads
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