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    favorite powder for 45-70 modern loads?

    Brass is Hornady leverevolution one time fired.
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    favorite powder for 45-70 modern loads?

    The load is 44 grain vithavouri N120 RWS large rifle primer 300 gr Barnes tsx FN COAL: 2.515" Start load of Barnes load data And it s near max of vithavouri load data Quickload says case 99.7% full My experience says full or compressed Loads better use magnum Primers but this is begin and so I...
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    favorite powder for 45-70 modern loads?

    At least repeating works without hooking or marks on bullets or shells
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    favorite powder for 45-70 modern loads?

    Hy all Made testload 45/70. let’s hope it works Will post more when I have results !
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    winchester 1886

    Hello all Just measured one time fired Hornady leverecolution cases 45/70 . Fired them with my miroku Winchester 1886 . Aswell I agree full cases are important . So I did play bit with Quickload and figured that 44 grain N120 will fill a case to 99,7% . I will continue with this . Think they...
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    favorite powder for 45-70 modern loads?

    ups sorry - Not hodgon website says it was Barnes website .my mistake sorry . And about full cases or compressed loads I think it s the most consistent burn of powder. I loaded 300wm with 84,5 Retumbo and on top 168 gr Barnes tsx - and messured speed with LabRadar .a guy wich see it said...
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    favorite powder for 45-70 modern loads?

    Hy all Hodgon website says best powder 300 gr is N120 . Heavier I don’t know but here some data vithvouri
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    winchester 1886

    Once as I was a boy age 12 there was Paganini stickers about western heroes and they’re guns. I had no clue about rifles but 45/90 and 8 round Magazin was very impressive for me . So I asked grandpa to buy me this rifle but he said if ur 18 and hunting license I gift you a rifle . Well he passed...
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    winchester 1886

    It was basically me who requested help for a load to feed my Winchester 1886 . Reload the 4570 is new to me !
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    winchester 1886

    Hy all thanks And yes fired some Hornady leverevolution to get some cases ? Recoil was bit more then usual 😁 But no risk no fun . And I think I will get me pads for shoulder 🤣 No I fired a lots different guns in my life . Worst was 460 Weatherby in sitting position . @Tac-O : thx for info
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    winchester 1886

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    winchester 1886

    No there are no restrictions except custom might be angry with me . But this is normal on nearly everything here . Brownells Austria announced Berger bullets are available again after long time . I wanted to go do the 250 gr Barnes not here but found shop wich had 5 boxes Barnes 300 gr . So I...
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    winchester 1886

    Seems I can’t stand back . Here is mine . As said before produced by Miroku . Think it’s well crafted.
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    winchester 1886

    Hello all Thank you for all the help . And my rifle is brand new Winchester 1886 produced by Miroku. So no original or old rifle . I will try n luck with N120 . Trim cases down to 2.095 and also use crimp. Btw . I ordered starline brass around 4 months ago . I m still waiting .🤯 . Same with...
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    winchester 1886

    Hy all . Got me an Winchester Model 1886 in 45/70 ,and i plan to load it with barnes bullets 300 grain . Can somebody help me to find an accurate load for it . f( if possible with vithavouri powder because we not get the most of american powders anymore ,. ) i have no experience in loading...
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