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What is the MOST FUSSY cartridge...and LEAST?
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<blockquote data-quote="Keith M Sheehan" data-source="post: 2971469" data-attributes="member: 89498"><p>To TR1hemi: I've been a fan of the .45-70 since 1972 and currently own 7 of them. Contrary to your observations it has been one of easiest to achieve 1-1 1/2" 5 shot groups that I've ever owned. If you want your lever actions to shoot straight (M95 Marlins, I assume) use AA2015, VV133 or IMR3031, all with Speer 400 gr. bullets. For a 6 year stint, between 1972 and 1978, living out in the bush of Alaska, specifically, 53 grains of IMR3031 in my then brand new M95 Marlin. Years later I clocked that load at 1808 fps with a standard deviation of only 9 fps. All of my charges with these powders have been around 52-54 grains and be advised they are DEADLY on big game (a little too much on rabbits, though). Also, they deliver a memorable amount of recoil, so you probably won't be shooting a lot of them off a bench rest. To the best of my knowledge, all these loads generate about 35,000 psi and should never be used in lesser strength guns. You're on your own shooting 'em out of a pistol. Because of the cold, I used to use Fed 215 magnum primers, but if you hunt in warmer climates, stand force primers will probably be fine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Keith M Sheehan, post: 2971469, member: 89498"] To TR1hemi: I've been a fan of the .45-70 since 1972 and currently own 7 of them. Contrary to your observations it has been one of easiest to achieve 1-1 1/2" 5 shot groups that I've ever owned. If you want your lever actions to shoot straight (M95 Marlins, I assume) use AA2015, VV133 or IMR3031, all with Speer 400 gr. bullets. For a 6 year stint, between 1972 and 1978, living out in the bush of Alaska, specifically, 53 grains of IMR3031 in my then brand new M95 Marlin. Years later I clocked that load at 1808 fps with a standard deviation of only 9 fps. All of my charges with these powders have been around 52-54 grains and be advised they are DEADLY on big game (a little too much on rabbits, though). Also, they deliver a memorable amount of recoil, so you probably won't be shooting a lot of them off a bench rest. To the best of my knowledge, all these loads generate about 35,000 psi and should never be used in lesser strength guns. You're on your own shooting 'em out of a pistol. Because of the cold, I used to use Fed 215 magnum primers, but if you hunt in warmer climates, stand force primers will probably be fine. [/QUOTE]
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