Powder for 45 70
45-70 govt - case length 2-1/16", overall length with bullet is 2.51". 45-70 SS (single shot) - case length is the same 2-1/16", overall length with the SAME bullet is 2.659". Thus the case can contain more powder and get a bit more juzzle velocity. Both of these cartridges will fit standard 45-70 chambering. Logged.The .45-70 I get from Defender is loaded with a 350gr bullet, powder unknown, primer unknown, and Starline brass. The ammo ships in reusable 20 round plastic boxes. It is $1 per round. This is my source of Starline brass.
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I did have an old Hornady manual about 30 years ago that listed 4320 for .45-70. I had started out with a Siamese Mauser conversion in .45-70 using a load of IMR 4227 from the same book for 500 gr. bullets. It was an economical load giving good velocity and being a thirfty lad I decided "less powder, less cost, same velocity".Another repeating rifle for the .45-70 was the bolt action Winchester Hotchkiss, which had a tubular magazine inside the rifle’s buttstock. ... This loading used a soft lead 420-grain paper patched bullet over 75 grains of black powder in the standard .45-70-2 1/10” case and that load was still available in 1916 according to the Winchester ...46 posts · Joined 2013. #1 · Mar 26, 2013. So I am getting ready to start reloading for my 45-70 guide gun using Hodgdon H4198. However I am finding some very different data in researching recommended loads. I have both some jacketed 350gr flat nose, and 405gr hard cast bullet's to use for first batches and according to Hodgdon's online data ...The best powder that I've ever found for the .45-70 (1895 Marlin) is Hodgdon's H322. I load home cast 385 GR GC bullets to 1800 FPS. It is amazingly clean, consistent and accurate. I'm getting 2 inch three shot groups at 100 yards. (BTW, this loads kicks like a Missouri mule!)H380 is a ball powder slower on the burn rate chart than the slowest powders listed for the.45-70. The very rapid expansion ratio of the .45-70 can make ignition and burn of slow propellants erratic. An exception might be with heavy bullets of 500 grains and more. I nertia of a heavy bullet=slow acceleration, which amounts to necessary holdback ...4 Jun 2019 ... in this video, i will be showing you how i load my 45-70 black powder cartridges for my 1873 trap door, hope you find something useful!Shot my Ruger No 1 in 45-70 today for the first time today. Lyman 385 grain plain base round nose sized .459 with 1.5 grains of dacron, standard primer and 33 grains of H4198. They averaged 1435 fps and showed excellent 100 yard accuracy with a New England peep sight. I was however surprised by the amount of unburned powder left in the bore after each shot.In the 16" guns on a battle ship they used a pack of black powder to ignite the packs of smokeless powder that was much slower burning. So black powder was the "kicker" here. In the 45-70 a small load of smokeless pistol powder was used behind the black powder to keep the barrel much cleaner and avoid having to swab the barrel between shots.5 Mar 2011 ... Reloading .45-70 cartridges with black powder. Part 3 covers loading powder and seating bullets to make a finished cartridge.45-70. Sized to .458. ACME + Coated Bullets are coated in red Hi-Tek coating and nicknamed "Lipstick" rounds. These bullets are cast from 92-6-2 alloy (BNH 16) and are then coated with Hi-Tek coating. The benefits to shooting coated bullets are numerous and include: The coating molecularly bonds to the bullet totally encapsulating it.Those powders are pushing the slow end of utility for the 45-70. X-Terminator is a better suited powder. Although suitable loads for the 45-70 could be developed with TAC, it is evident that the two sources I know of chose X-Terminator to develop loads for the 45-70. You learn something new everyday whether you want to or not.H335 in 45-70 Handloading, Reloading, and Bullet Casting : The Firing Line Forums > The ... Otherwise I'll just try a more common 45-70 powder. Oh, and I want powder compression. Compressed powders help, along with a firm crimp, to prevent bullet setback. November 2, 2017, 12:17 PM #2: ss30378. Member . Join Date: October 31, 2012 ...Feb 23, 2023 · The long range load for my C Sharps 45-70 is 27 grains of 5744 under a Lyman 457125 which weighs 525 in 20/1. My mold has been lapped to drop at .459". My Sharps likes boolits seated to touch the lands (2.95" LOA). 25-28 grains of 5744 should get you in the 1200-1300fps range. Just have to find the node for your rifle.Nothing is darker than a mau mau's moo moo. Re: 45-70 Black Powder/BP Substitute loads? Your best bet is to shoot TrailBoss powder, unless your heart is set on Black powder (subs). It's alot of fun to shoot these TB loads. Anyway here is a link to Hodgdon Triple 7 data:At this time, a new cartridge was adopted, the .45-70 U.S Government. The .45-70 fired a .45 caliber 405 grain projectile over 70 grains of black powder for a muzzle velocity of roughly 1200fps. The official military designation of the new cartridge was the .45-70-405. Caliber was .458" (11.6mm) and rifling consisted of 1 turn in 20".Jan 1, 2012 · I just test fired my 45/70 with 3 different powders and there seemed to be quite a difference in accuracy. Shooting a 400 gr FP. I'm not looking for specific load data just want to know if one powder shoots better than the rest. Of the 3 it tried, 2400 shot the cleanest and most accurate. I'm not...Accurate 2015 is a fast burning, single-base, extruded rifle powder that performs very well in small to medium varmint calibers (223 Rem, 204 Ruger). 2015 is a popular choice for first-class performance in benchrest calibers and is also recommended for use in large bore straight wall cartridges (45-70, 458 Win Mag). 2015 offers excellent ...45-70 Government 405 Grain RN Black Powder Ammo Box of 20. Please call us (208) 263-6953 if you would like to place this item on back order. This ammunition is currently loaded black powder ammo in 45-70 Government. Loaded with Swiss Black Powder and a 400 grain round nose lead bullet. NOT FOR USE IN LEVER ACTION RIFLES.Posts. 358. DUKE, For absolute safety, any sort of filler should take up ALL available space between the powder and the boolit. This eliminates the chance of any airspace causing a ringed barrel. Now, using 4198, this would take a lot of fiber wads, so a secondary filler, such as COW, might be the answer.Notes: gun: DOUGLAS; barrel length: 24 inches; primer: WIN WLR; case: WIN; maximum loads; reduce listed loads by 10 percent for a start charge. Be Alert: Publisher cannot be responsible for errors in published load data. Wt. .45-70 Government (Accurate Rifle Data) reloading data with 38 loads. Using bullets from , Lead, Lead FN.6139 posts · Joined 2015. #5 · Nov 17, 2023. If you can't confirm the type and amount of propellant then do not shoot them. .45-70 loads come in 3 levels. Loads safe in a Trapdoor are the lowest of the 3 levels. If the Trapdoor is the only .45-70 he owned, they are PROBABLY not at the higher levels one might load for a modern Marlin lever ...The Lyman 47&48 both have data specific to different 45-70 rifles to include the 1886 Win. This is for a 420gr #2 alloy bullet. This is data meant for guns in very good condition only, use extream caution when doing load workup. Hope this is what you need. The $ stands for Poly over powder wad was used. Unique $ 11.0- 13.5gr 2400 $ 21.0- 25.7grUSE THIS DATA WITH ALLIANT BRAND POWDERS ONLY. REDUCE RIFLE AND The .45-70 also features a straight-walled design..30 The data in CBH #3 with the Dacron wad will still be very close with the use of a Dacron filler. The use of 2400 with cast bullets at all levels in the 45-70 was dropped in the CBH #4 because they also dropped the use of the Dacron wad. Larry Gibson. “Deficient observation is merely a form of ignorance and responsible for the many morbid ... What smokeless powder do you prefer for 45-70 What smokele Black Powder Cartridge News - Published quarterly - Spring, Summer, ... cartridge designation such as .45-70 or .50-90 does not mean a powder charge of 70 or 90 grains. Modern smokeless shooters, used to specific recommended charges in a given caliber, are confused by the way that black powder, being a bulk propellant, is loaded without strict ...The 45-70 is a very "user friendly" cartridge for black powder use. If loaded optimally you shouldn't have much of a fouling problem. In my experience the larger capacity cases is where fouling control becomes a bugaboo. In my breech loaders BP will clean completely with a half dozen patches. Nov 30, 2011 · Red Dot in 45-70? Just w
Trailboss for the light loads, trapdoor level and pleasant to shoot all day long. Everyone has personal preferences and these are mine. All are great powders out there. A lot of people here also use 3031 and RL7. I haven't worked up any loads for the RL7 but I am going to in the near future. Bill. Team 45-70 #1569.From what I can tell, Benchmarck is a little too slow to get the best velocities from a 405gr bullet. I'm sure it will do really well with the mid-400 grain range. 45-70 Loads. All loads used: Brass - Starline. Primer - Rem 9-1/2. Bullet - Remington 405 gr. Gun - Marlin Guide Gun - 18-3/4" barrel - 3x9 scope.H335 in my 45-70. Picked up a lb today and after researching 4 load books can't find a minimum load for a cast 400 grain bullet. I'm using a 385 to 390 grain bullet from my NOE mold gas checked. Most data found was people hot rodding a 300 grain jacketed bullet. Think the Lee manual was only book I had that showed any data and no cast.Re: Favorite IMR 4198 loads for 45-70. I use H4198 behind a 405 gr. Remington, somewhere around 47.5 grains gives 1,861 fps from my 22" inch barrel. This load is fast enough, very accurate, and gives no pressure problems IN MY RIFLE! I think IMR-4198 is a little faster so you should find specific load info for it.
Noticed on the Hodgdon reloading site, for 45/70 lever guns, that Varget produces about the same velocity, with considerably less pressure!Centaur 1. Take a look at the Hodgdon powder burn rate chart and you'll see that H335 falls right in the middle of the range of suggested powders for the 45-70. It's burn rate is very close to IMR3031 and Benchmark and it's no where as slow as H4895, IMR4064 or Varget and there is plenty of data for those three.…
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The rifle load was 70 grains of BP and the Carbine load was 55 grains of the same powder. Thus the designations 45-70-405 and 45-55-405. The cylindrical cardboard spacers in the carbine cartridges were not very common. Any such fired cases found at the Custer battlefield would be rare. The standard way to reduce the case capacity was with ...Does anyone know of a .45-70 load for heavy bullets using Win 748 powder? A kindly AR member has given me about 100 cast-and-lubricated bullets with gaschecks and I'd like to use them with my stock of Win 748, if I can find a safe starting load. The bullets average about 468 grains but loads for 500 grainers would be fine.
G. Graycg. 996 posts · Joined 2003. #20 · Dec 5, 2009. Unique is my favorite powder for target and plinking loads in the 45-70, I usually use 13 grains with cast bullets 300-400. For hotter loads I use 2400 and for much hotter loads I use 4198 or RL7. Unique is dirty but very accurate and easy on the shoulder.Face powder poisoning occurs when someone swallows or breathes in this substance. Face powder poisoning occurs when someone swallows or breathes in this substance. This article is ...491 posts · Joined 2006. #1 · Aug 18, 2010. I have a new TC Contender 45/70. I shot some of my reloads that are in the "trapdoor" load range through it. A BTB LFN 405 gr over a good dose of 3031. The recoil was more than a little "snappy", more like "brisk" and exhilarating to say the least. In my Marlin 1895 the same load is pretty "snappy".
This fast-burning, single-base, extruded rifle powder performs well I am new to reloading for the .45-70. For the .45-70 I am casting a 405 grain hard cast (WW + 97%/3% tin/antimony solde, quenched in water), flat nosed chunk of death. Any suggestion on smokeless powder to use? I've heard that fast powders are better for the .45-70, and after perusing my reloading manuals, I am leaning toward … the difference between unique and universal isn'If I were reloading the .45-70 then I would stick t I worked up 405 gr cast with Unique in my 45/70 handi rifle until the case head expanded and brass flowed into the extractor misfit. Quickload thinks that is 87,000 psi 1900 fps. I started the work up with 15 gr 25 kpsi 1300 fps. I think Unique is a very good powder for 45/70 low velocities.45/70 Trapdoor loads. 405 cast bullet they list the max for Trail Boss at a trapdoor load at 13 grains for only 1007 FPS at 25,600 CUP! Compare that to Varget trap door loads at 1781 at 20,900 CUP or H4895 at 1645 at only 18,900 CUP! Trail Boss was producing 773 FPS LESS velocity at 4,700 CUP more pressure than Varget and 638 FPS less velocity ... The load was Winchester 748 powder in the amounts show Team 45-70 # 285 Team Rimfire # 143 Team Marlin Express. Reactions: njcioffi. Save ... These loads are softish in my gun, so start a little below ( two grains for each powder) and work up checking for pressure signs, I doubt there will be any but check just the same. H4198 (AR2207) - 47grs gives 1930fps. H4895 (AR2206H) - 52grs gives 1700fps. ... Studying that data, it is very evident thaI'm looking to load some 405 Gr, hard cast,Tried the RL-7 that everyone who loads t 142. 45-70 300 & 350gr Unique/2400 loads. Hello all, Been looking around the threads and figured I throw this one out there. Looking for some load data for 300 and 350gr Cast or Jacketed bullets using Unique or 2400 powder; loads will be for practice as well as whitetail deer and hogs out to 100yds, velocity range 1400-1500fps desired. I recall that AA #5744 has .45-70 as one of the best calibers for Box of twenty new production black powder .45-70-405 Government (45-70 Gov't) ammunition. Round nose 405gr bullet to replicate the original 1873 load for the Trapdoor Springfield carbine. Can be used in lever action rifles and trapdoor Springfields. We can do custom loads as well. 45-70 Black Powder Equivalent "Smokeless" 440 gr. Hard CaThis ammunition is currently loaded black pow The Complete Reloading Manual for the .45-70 Gov't Spiral-bound. The Complete Reloading Manual for the .45-70 Gov't. Spiral-bound. by unknown author (Author) 4.6 86 ratings. See all formats and editions. Report an issue with this product or seller. Language. English.