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Brent
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I do believe that Ray is making reference to typical loadings for the 45/70 -- 350 and 400 grain bullets. Compare a 350 grain .45 cal. bullet to a 500 grain .45 cal bullet and there's a sizeable difference in sectional density. If you loaded a 45/70 with a 550 grain bullet there wouldn't be any room left for powder, I believe. I think that's where Ray was going with this.

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WW, I load a lot of .45-100 and .45-90 ammo. I have never loaded a bullet lighter than 450 gr and those were mistakes of an early uneducated life. I don't consider 350 normal. Nor does anyone else that I know who shoots them often. That the factories think 350 is normal only shows why reloading is so important.

Anyway, come on over for a match some day and you can see lots of .45-70s loaded with 550s. That doesn't make them .458 winmags, but it does give them sectional density.

Anyway, this is all a hopeless debate anytime any .45-subLott comes into the discussion.

Brent
 
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