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<blockquote data-quote="Dean2" data-source="post: 2750429" data-attributes="member: 26077"><p>With smokeless powder, barrel length makes very little difference to velocity in large bore rifles. I have a guide gun and a 22 inch Marlin. With 350 RN and the same charge of 3031 lit by a Fed 215 magnum primer, they get within 20 fps of each other. I checked because I wanted to use the same ammo for either. Have checked it on a few others, get nearly the same outcome from 18 to 26 inches. All i am saying is, I would not be running real hot loads in an 1895. They will take it for a while but they will loosen up on a steady diet of hot loads. There really is no need to try and get the last 200 fps out of a 45 70. A 350 grain rn kills just as good at 1400 fps as it does at 2100 fps and it actually penetrates better. I have posted The Buffalo Bore article by Garret many times that supports this. There are way better choices for lighter bullets at higher speeds</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dean2, post: 2750429, member: 26077"] With smokeless powder, barrel length makes very little difference to velocity in large bore rifles. I have a guide gun and a 22 inch Marlin. With 350 RN and the same charge of 3031 lit by a Fed 215 magnum primer, they get within 20 fps of each other. I checked because I wanted to use the same ammo for either. Have checked it on a few others, get nearly the same outcome from 18 to 26 inches. All i am saying is, I would not be running real hot loads in an 1895. They will take it for a while but they will loosen up on a steady diet of hot loads. There really is no need to try and get the last 200 fps out of a 45 70. A 350 grain rn kills just as good at 1400 fps as it does at 2100 fps and it actually penetrates better. I have posted The Buffalo Bore article by Garret many times that supports this. There are way better choices for lighter bullets at higher speeds [/QUOTE]
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