Hey INGO,
Just loaded up and shot my first 15 reloads for 45-70.
405gr lead bullets loaded with varget(44gr, 45gr, 52gr) with OAL @ 2.550
WOW what a difference!
The 44 grain varget loads felt like mouse farts compared to the 52 grain loads...and this wasnt even max...?
I really dont think that I am recoil sensitive, my M44 mosin is my favorite gun to shoot....but 5 of these @ 52 grains was enough to let another guy shoot it.
- Just how "stout" are the max loads? The Lyman and the Lee manuals both listed this load under 28,000psi....and they say the 1895 marlin action can handle a lot more....35k+?...Im not going to push the boundaries, but a 405gr bullet moving around 1750FPS got my attention FAST!
Huge blast and muzzle rise with fierce recoil(this is my first go around with 45-70)....gun is just fine and took it like a champ, but if any other rifle recoiled like that I would be looking for pieces of it on the ground.
Now all I can think about is loading up some more and going shooting....hehe...addicted.
I also dug one of the slugs out of the back of an 8x8 ceder fence post...it was just dangling out the back of it....pried it out with my pocket knife.
How are the "buffalo bore" loads?...invest in a padded vest?
God bless
-Shred
Just loaded up and shot my first 15 reloads for 45-70.
405gr lead bullets loaded with varget(44gr, 45gr, 52gr) with OAL @ 2.550
WOW what a difference!
The 44 grain varget loads felt like mouse farts compared to the 52 grain loads...and this wasnt even max...?
I really dont think that I am recoil sensitive, my M44 mosin is my favorite gun to shoot....but 5 of these @ 52 grains was enough to let another guy shoot it.
- Just how "stout" are the max loads? The Lyman and the Lee manuals both listed this load under 28,000psi....and they say the 1895 marlin action can handle a lot more....35k+?...Im not going to push the boundaries, but a 405gr bullet moving around 1750FPS got my attention FAST!
Huge blast and muzzle rise with fierce recoil(this is my first go around with 45-70)....gun is just fine and took it like a champ, but if any other rifle recoiled like that I would be looking for pieces of it on the ground.
Now all I can think about is loading up some more and going shooting....hehe...addicted.
I also dug one of the slugs out of the back of an 8x8 ceder fence post...it was just dangling out the back of it....pried it out with my pocket knife.
How are the "buffalo bore" loads?...invest in a padded vest?
God bless
-Shred