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45-120 barrel fit to action
« on: January 25, 2010, 06:44:06 AM »
I spent some time yesterday doing the final fitting of my 45-120 barrel to it's new action.  It's done, I'm real happy, and now all I have to do is work up an Express load using the 350 gr. Hornady.  I'll be conservative and use .458 Win Mag velocities with that bullet as a goal...   ::)  I'm thinking 24-2500 fps here.  Should be a nice light deer/bear load.... ;D

Oh!   :o  Speaking of bear!  I need to come up with a 2100 - 2200 fps load with those 500 gr. hard cast RNFPGC's I have!   ;D  They should be just the ticket if I go on that bear hunt this fall!   8)

Of course I still need to refinish the furniture, but new walnut or laminated Monte Carlo wood from our sponsor Gunstocks, Inc. is lookin pretty good!   ;)  We'll see,  :-\  Load development comes first!   :P
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Re: 45-120 barrel fit to action
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2010, 06:47:45 AM »
The next time I go to Civil War re-enactment I am going to buy you a cannon! then you may be satisfied with both recoil and killing power!

Congratulations on the new package. Sounds like it deserves new furniture.

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Re: 45-120 barrel fit to action
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2010, 01:57:25 PM »
I'm interested in seeing your report and chrono velocities. :)

I haven't shot mine in a while, I need to get some harder casting metal so I can cast some high speed bullets!
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Re: 45-120 barrel fit to action
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2010, 03:04:02 PM »
Now you need to get a few of these and some fast burning powder:   ;D




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Re: 45-120 barrel fit to action
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2010, 03:41:42 PM »
Quote from: tykempster on January 25, 2010, 01:57:25 PM
I need to get some harder casting metal so I can cast some high speed bullets!

I know what you're talking about Tyler.  After seeing seeing what your "possum load" did to those deer this year I think the thin jacketed 405 is just to frangable a bullet to use for hunting...  :-\  We definately need to find something more substantial for our, uh... normal velocities.   I'm thinkin 500 gr. Dead Toughs here!  ;D

Quote from: smokinjoe5150 on January 25, 2010, 03:04:02 PM
get a few of these and some fast burning powder:   ;D

Hummmmm,   :-\  What dem is?  Remember though Joe, I don't like no sub caliber bullet that got to get all dressed up in plastic to take a trip down a bore!   ::)

'spose they might do for them Montana PD's though.  If they hold together at 3K that is...   :D
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Re: 45-120 barrel fit to action
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2010, 04:55:14 PM »
Atlaw by my reckoning, I am kinda ssw of you.  Bear that in mind when you fire that thing off.   ;D
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Re: 45-120 barrel fit to action
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2010, 06:15:24 AM »
You cool.   :)  The MP1 Range at River Bend faces w or wnw.   :D

BTW, I'm ina packin mood so I may finally get that stuff boxed up for ya!   ;D
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Re: 45-120 barrel fit to action
« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2010, 10:27:26 AM »
I ain't in a hurry.  Would like to get the shadow box done before I die...so I'm not in a hurry.  ;D  Leave it for the grandkids and such, along with the crosscut saw and 44 from my grandpa, the bible from my other grandpa, the 12 ga. from great grandpa, etc. 
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Re: 45-120 barrel fit to action
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2010, 10:31:50 AM »
Quote from: tykempster on January 25, 2010, 01:57:25 PM
I'm interested in seeing your report and chrono velocities. :)

I haven't shot mine in a while, I need to get some harder casting metal so I can cast some high speed bullets!
heat treat some ww  metal veral says you can get it to 30/35 bhn  if done right
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Re: 45-120 barrel fit to action
« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2010, 10:36:26 AM »
Check with Veral on the cast bullet forum, he is a wealth of knowledge on large projectiles, also might ask the boys on the cannon forum, after all they launch 16lb bowling balls from their mortars (only a modicum larger than your bullets) ;D
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Re: 45-120 barrel fit to action
« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2010, 11:20:04 AM »
AtlLaw...I shot a deer with the 405's this year, did you see what they did?  There was an exit.
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Re: 45-120 barrel fit to action
« Reply #11 on: January 28, 2010, 05:03:20 AM »
Hey Ty!

I went back and looked at that post 'cause as I remember it your load was a:

"405 grain FP over XX* grains IMR4320 for 2550 fps in the 45-120."

and it did a number on that deer!   ;D  Reminds me of what it did to that 'possum!   :D

Unfortunately your pictures no longer come up but from what you said:

"I shot this doe with my 45-120, she was on very steep hill above me.  Entrance was about tennis ball sized, exit is...well, really big.    Only got one pic before I had to clean her.  Despite the wound we got most of the meat off the front end since I pretty much centered her.  She did not go anywhere after the shot."

confirms my thought that the 405's are just to lightly constructed for even medium game.   8)  That's why I kept them down to around 2K fps for this year's deer season.  Probably a good varmit bullet though...  ;D

That's also why I figured the Hornady 350, made for the .458 WM, ought to be about right for deer/bear...  :-\  Maybe even up to 2600 fps...  ::)  Only one way to find out!   :D
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Re: 45-120 barrel fit to action
« Reply #12 on: January 28, 2010, 10:08:12 AM »
You guys are completely nuts...varmint shooting with a .45-120......Oh Poop....I forgot....the first critter killed with my Handi .45-70 was a woodchuck.......Maybe you're not as rotted away as I first thought.

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Re: 45-120 barrel fit to action
« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2010, 10:14:12 AM »
Go to Beartooth bullets and check out their piledriver and piledriver jr       they may be just what your looking for........OR....Jae-Bok Young  he makes some hellacious bullets for 45 cal  guns also.
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Re: 45-120 barrel fit to action
« Reply #14 on: January 28, 2010, 10:57:21 AM »
Guys I think y'all are awesome. I don't have the guts or the deer for that matter to try out stuff like that. Maybe one day when I have paid my dues to my job and school I will have time to find a caliber I absolutely love and try out all the assortments you guys have come up with! Right now I am to interested in the deer I kill having some meat left on them to shoot them with a 10000 Nitro Express with a 4 lb bullet over 1 lb of 4198!!!! LOL ;D ;D ;D ;D

Have a great day
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