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<blockquote data-quote="yobuck" data-source="post: 394078" data-attributes="member: 12443"><p>unlike most other guys here, i was actually in butte mt. back in the late 70s. </p><p> your right, you cant help notice some mining has gone on there. </p><p>back then 30x378s were only owned by a few fools wanting more horsepower out of a 30 caliber. </p><p>problem was getting hold of some of the very few powders that made it work. </p><p>h570 was a surplus powder that was theee powder to use. </p><p>those that had it wouldnt part with it, and some i knew had a bunch.</p><p> id heard some of the gun shops out west had some, and i went looking for it.</p><p> i did find a few 1# cans in butte, and the guy also sold me a 20# keg of h870 for $1.50 a pound. </p><p>there was one store out there called buttreys that had 4 cans on the shelf at a whopping $2.69 a pound. </p><p>the guy was all smiles when i bought all of them. i saved some of those cans with the price tag still on them.</p><p>you didnt mention caliber of the model 70, so i assume it was an 06. </p><p>the kv weaver was a very early varieable 2 to 5 power. my father had a couple of them. </p><p>your shot is pretty typical of what took place back in the 50s and 60s. </p><p>yours ended well but frankly many didnt. </p><p> </p><p>i was a smallbore shooter in the 50s, we shot 4 position but i would have gladly given up the kneeling part. </p><p>my younger sister became national junior girls champ. </p><p>i quit after that as i couldnt stand having her beat me.</p><p> </p><p>this is a very informative site, you will enjoy it and gain some new knowledge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yobuck, post: 394078, member: 12443"] unlike most other guys here, i was actually in butte mt. back in the late 70s. your right, you cant help notice some mining has gone on there. back then 30x378s were only owned by a few fools wanting more horsepower out of a 30 caliber. problem was getting hold of some of the very few powders that made it work. h570 was a surplus powder that was theee powder to use. those that had it wouldnt part with it, and some i knew had a bunch. id heard some of the gun shops out west had some, and i went looking for it. i did find a few 1# cans in butte, and the guy also sold me a 20# keg of h870 for $1.50 a pound. there was one store out there called buttreys that had 4 cans on the shelf at a whopping $2.69 a pound. the guy was all smiles when i bought all of them. i saved some of those cans with the price tag still on them. you didnt mention caliber of the model 70, so i assume it was an 06. the kv weaver was a very early varieable 2 to 5 power. my father had a couple of them. your shot is pretty typical of what took place back in the 50s and 60s. yours ended well but frankly many didnt. i was a smallbore shooter in the 50s, we shot 4 position but i would have gladly given up the kneeling part. my younger sister became national junior girls champ. i quit after that as i couldnt stand having her beat me. this is a very informative site, you will enjoy it and gain some new knowledge. [/QUOTE]
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