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45-70 elk hunt - 250 SH or 300g Barnes TSX FN
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<blockquote data-quote="Airedale56" data-source="post: 2910762" data-attributes="member: 66305"><p>More speed gets you a flatter trajectory.</p><p>I'm shooting 400 Grain Speer Jacketed Soft Points at 1750 with 52.0 grains of IMR 3031 in .45-70 cases and a 22" Marlin .45-70.</p><p>I'm pretty sure they'd kill just fine at 1300-1400 FPS on Elk.</p><p>If you can get closer, like watching a game trail, you won't need 2500 FPS.</p><p></p><p>I'd maybe expect that high velocity 250 grain @2500 fps out of my .45-90 WCF 26", but for sure not in a .45-70 case in my lever guns. I'm not that brave and my .45-70 barrels are shorter than yours. 18"-22".</p><p>I've chronographed my .45-90 WCF loads at 1926 fps with a Gould 330 HP cast in a Lyman 457122 mold. I can't imagine trying for 2500 FPS. And it would be WOW! DESTRUCTIVE at that speed.</p><p>A South Texas Javelina sure wouldn't have been any deader.</p><p>Good luck with your quest.</p><p></p><p>I gently recommend you look for accuracy over velocity in your lever gun.</p><p></p><p>If you're chasing velocity, you might consider for future hunts, go to a different cartridge if possible.</p><p></p><p>A .338 Winchester Magnum with 250 grain bullets sounds, to me, more like what you are trying to create in your lever action trials.</p><p>It will meet your velocity wants and bullet weight parameters AND ALSO extend your range options.</p><p></p><p>Just my thoughts on the subject.</p><p>Again, good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Airedale56, post: 2910762, member: 66305"] More speed gets you a flatter trajectory. I’m shooting 400 Grain Speer Jacketed Soft Points at 1750 with 52.0 grains of IMR 3031 in .45-70 cases and a 22” Marlin .45-70. I’m pretty sure they’d kill just fine at 1300-1400 FPS on Elk. If you can get closer, like watching a game trail, you won’t need 2500 FPS. I’d maybe expect that high velocity 250 grain @2500 fps out of my .45-90 WCF 26”, but for sure not in a .45-70 case in my lever guns. I’m not that brave and my .45-70 barrels are shorter than yours. 18”-22”. I’ve chronographed my .45-90 WCF loads at 1926 fps with a Gould 330 HP cast in a Lyman 457122 mold. I can’t imagine trying for 2500 FPS. And it would be WOW! DESTRUCTIVE at that speed. A South Texas Javelina sure wouldn’t have been any deader. Good luck with your quest. I gently recommend you look for accuracy over velocity in your lever gun. If you’re chasing velocity, you might consider for future hunts, go to a different cartridge if possible. A .338 Winchester Magnum with 250 grain bullets sounds, to me, more like what you are trying to create in your lever action trials. It will meet your velocity wants and bullet weight parameters AND ALSO extend your range options. Just my thoughts on the subject. Again, good luck. [/QUOTE]
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