45-70

  1. KansasTrapper77

    Hornady .458 Monoflex Minimum Velocity?

    2 years ago I took two large bodies deer with my 45-70. Factory loaded 325 FTX, I’m fairly certain they are trapdoor safe so nothing hot, yet both shots simply anchored running deer. BUT that bullet simply did TOO MUCH damage for my liking, in fact the copper jacket separated from the core...
  2. Airborne Falcon

    Anyone ever used IMR 4895 for 45-70?

    I'm trying to hold onto my 3031, 322 and 4198 for some hunting loads, jacketed Hornadys, (not the FTXs). I've got a bunch of hard cast Rushmore 300s RNFP (RHSS1063) (.459) with the Hi-Tek coating done really purdy ... I wanna use them for dinging metal on the range and competing against my Son...
  3. N

    Siamese 45-70 Questions, looking for a smith

    Hey everybody, I recently picked up a Siamese 45/70 rebarrel. She sits in an extra heavy stock that I have already bedded and am refinishing. Receiver and barrel both look excellent except for some thinned bluing but I also plan to rust blue entire thing as well. Anyway my real problem seems to...
  4. Solomonson

    What do you think of the Winchester (Miroku) 1885 Trapper with a 16" barrel?

    What do you think of this rifle in .45-70? I've always wanted a M1885 and for some reason I'm drawn to this kinda weird, short-barreled (16") model. I would use it for plinking, for deer hunting (easy pickins' as the private ranch I hunt on has an organic vegetable garden that's like a magnet...
  5. RichCotte

    Shiloh Sharps and 45-70 BPC???

    Good morning everyone. I'm the latest owner of a Shiloh Sharps made in the 1980's. I'm an experienced smokeless reloader and muzzle loader shooter, but I've never loaded BP cartridges. I ordered a couple of Paul Matthews' books, but hoping to find some good information here as well. Any...
  6. medic68

    Who Needs 450 Bushmaster When There's The 45-70?

    I'm just not convinced that I should scrap my Marlin 45-70 for anything in 450 Bushmaster. What's all the hullabaloo? What, in reality, can it do my Marlin can't?
  7. Snidely70431

    .45-70 at Two Miles: The Sandy Hook Tests of 1879

    I was looking for information about long range Black Powder shooting and came across this article. Interesting stuff. .45-70 at Two Miles: The Sandy Hook Tests of 1879 by W. John Farquharson Published in Long Range Express, Volume 1 - Issue 8, November 1995 Originally published in Rifle...
  8. A

    Custom 45-70 Marlin

    Greetings, I haven’t posted on here in a LONG time. I’ve had a question in my head for a while now, and I’m really curious. Which of the following gunsmiths would be best for the 45-70 Marlin that I want custom made? I understand that each gunsmith brings something a little different to the...
  9. Jessesky

    Winchester 1886 made in 1905

    Hey guys, Picked up this 1886 at auction. I’m too eager to wait for the rifle to get here in the mail, so the photos are from the auction. I’ll add better ones when the rifle is in hand. I wanted some input. The barrel is 20” and octagonal in 45-70. I know Winchester made these in 20” versions...
  10. C Younger

    Cast 45-70 help

    This is kind of long, so thank you in advance for reading it through. I've been loading the 45-70 for about a year now and am having a ton of fun as well as a ton of frustration. After discovering that Accurate 5744 was my most accurate powder, I continued to tinker with different loads to...
  11. M

    Question about the Baikal double rifles 45-70/30-6

    Hi guys, I have a question about the Baikal double rifles that Remington contracted out. My understanding is that one barrel is fixed and the other has to be regulated to site up with it. Will shooting the rifle over time unregulate the barrel? Basically, will it need sited in every so often, or...
  12. D

    45-70 reloading data questions

    I'm trying to reload some 45-70 ammo and I have some questions I'm using 300 grain Oregon Trail bullets and I'm using Unique and Trail Boss smokeless gunpowder im using Winchester primers and 45-70 star brass.i cant seem to find any reload data for the unique and trail boss gunpowder Does anyone...
  13. mr.tickle

    Trapdoor Black Powder Reloading

    I had the bore slugged on my 1873 Trapdoor, it came out to .458. What size bullet do I use? .456, .458, .460? I was planning on shooting blackpowder cartridges. I am also not able to cast bullets at this time, so I will have to buy bullets. Is hard cast ok?
  14. C Younger

    45-70 load data from early 90's

    Greetings, Hope everyone had a safe and uneventful new year. I've been lurking around the forums over the last couple of months, and this place looks like one of the best. Other than playing with black powder loads in my .44 mag in 2003 or so, I'm fairly new to reloading. I've recently...
  15. A

    H&R Shikari vs. H&R Handi Rifle?

    How similar are these two rifles? Do they happen to use the same receivers? What's the ramrod for on the Shikari? Just an attached cleaning rod? Thanks.
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