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Trying to find accuracy in a 45-70 405 Gr Bullet with 4198 powder.
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<blockquote data-quote="bpcrshooter" data-source="post: 2095592" data-attributes="member: 100251"><p>If your shooting lead bullets without lube/coatings your going to lead your barrel. You can also change to a gas check bullets that will help with gas cutting and in turn....leading and poor accuracy. Plain base bullets are typically reserved for low pressure/BP loadings, just like pistol, when you get to magnum status, its time to get gas checks. I have shot thousands of 405's out of my Marling CB and best was around 1800fps, but I mostly shoot around 1350fps. If your buying bullets, they are typically "hard" and if undersized will allow hot gasses to go by....back to that leading thing again. If it were me and it was at one point, I would buy a RCBS 405GC RNFP mold, cast them out of Lyman #2 (if you want to hunt with it go softer), lube them in a Lubersizer to .459 and use Felix lube. 4198 is an excellent powder for the 45-70, I believe your problems are stemming from, not having lube and gas cutting (leading). </p><p>[ATTACH]245999[/ATTACH] </p><p>This is what ive used in my lever guns, sharps for hunting, BFR pistol. It works very well</p><p></p><p>Matt</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bpcrshooter, post: 2095592, member: 100251"] If your shooting lead bullets without lube/coatings your going to lead your barrel. You can also change to a gas check bullets that will help with gas cutting and in turn....leading and poor accuracy. Plain base bullets are typically reserved for low pressure/BP loadings, just like pistol, when you get to magnum status, its time to get gas checks. I have shot thousands of 405's out of my Marling CB and best was around 1800fps, but I mostly shoot around 1350fps. If your buying bullets, they are typically "hard" and if undersized will allow hot gasses to go by....back to that leading thing again. If it were me and it was at one point, I would buy a RCBS 405GC RNFP mold, cast them out of Lyman #2 (if you want to hunt with it go softer), lube them in a Lubersizer to .459 and use Felix lube. 4198 is an excellent powder for the 45-70, I believe your problems are stemming from, not having lube and gas cutting (leading). [ATTACH]245999[/ATTACH] This is what ive used in my lever guns, sharps for hunting, BFR pistol. It works very well Matt [/QUOTE]
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