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Offline Catshooter45

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.45-70 Range report.
« on: November 17, 2009, 11:01:02 AM »
I have a Handi in this wonderful caliber, 22 inch barrel, pallet wood.

Using Hodgen's Univeral Clays under a 365 grain cast bullet (benched) I got an inch and an eighth three shot group at 100 yards.  These loads were using a Remington large pistol primer.  Just about 1320 fps.  Amazing to watch the chronograph.  1320,1321,1320,1320,1324 and so on.  Sheessshh.

I also used the same load with a Lyman 462650 that I cut the gas check off of the mould.  The bullet weighs 510 grains, and ran 1110,1110,1110,1109,1110 fps.  All five shots into about an inch at 50 yards.

I can see that you guys aren't kidding when you say that this caliber in the Handi tends to shoot well!  These rifles sure grow on you.


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Re: .45-70 Range report.
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2009, 01:17:32 PM »
What's the mold and maker on that 365 gr?
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Re: .45-70 Range report.
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2009, 03:48:36 PM »
It's a Lee custom group buy we did about three years ago on the CastBoolits forum.  Nice flat, good crimping groove.  With 50/50 wheel weights/pure lead it drops from the mould at.462, nice and fat.  My bore is .4575 and I size to .459.


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Re: .45-70 Range report.
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2009, 05:24:11 PM »
Gotta love those 45-70s.  Amazing!!
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Re: .45-70 Range report.
« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2009, 09:31:18 AM »
I've always been told some calibers are inherently more accurate than others and the 45 is certainly one of them.  So far as Handi 45-70's go, everyone I know had a shooter right out of the box no matter what they used. Yours is obviously no exception. 

The UC load sounds like it would be pretty enjoyable to shoot.
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