Author Topic: Need a load recipe for my 45-70. Have 362gr.FNGC bullets and, H4895 powder  (Read 647 times)

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Offline bigoledude

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I have for my 45-70, some H4895 powder, 362gr. FNGC cast bullets. I need a load recipe that will produce something in the 1900-2100fps range. Is this possible?

I searched the internet (Google) and couldn't find what I was looking for.  There was mostly info for jacketed bullets when using H4895.

Is there a rule-of-thumb when converting powder charges for "jacketed" bullets over to "cast" bullets when they weigh the same? 


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You should be able to get into the 1900-2000 FPS range using H4895 powder.

As far as converting over take a look at the bullets, generally lead will produce less pressure than the same weight jacked round because it offers less resistance down the barrel.  Though this is a generalization, you must look at the actual shape of the bullets and compare.  The more bullet in the case, the less powder capacity there is and thus higher pressures.

Judging from the reloading stuff from the Hodgdon website (for a 350gr Hornady RN bullet), I don't think you'd be able to stick enough H4895 in the case with a 362gr LFNGC bullet to blow the gun up.  H4895 is a bit on the slower side and the pressure curve seems to be pretty modest.  Though this is just a guess, don't take my word for it, I'm not an expert don't claim to be.  Just getting my info from casual observation of the data; start at the starting load and work up checking the whole way through.

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Hi,

Hodgdon lists a Max Load of H4895 @ 59 Grains, compressed charge, for a 350 Hornday Jacketed Bullet.  Their test rifle with this max load made 2,000 FPS.  The only cast data they list for H4895 is for trapdoor loads and not for the bullet weight you have and significantly under your desired velocity.  If you are shooting commerical bullets might want to see if the manufacturer has load data.  It is always an iffy proposition to extrapolate loads from different size or type bullets.

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I don't load for it, but this site had some good looking data.  He posts his loads on Handloads.com and has one for a 365 gr. WFN lead bullet, should be close enough for your comparison.  As always, use caution with his data, but it looks sound and I have gotten a lot of good data from Handloads.com that's been tested and confirmed.  ;)

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