shot a 50-90 with a 600 grain bullet today for the first time. Actually it was two shots at a pig silohette at 300 yards. In the middle 4" apart with open sights. Was super impressed. My shoulder said two shots were enough. roger

Yep! My brother shoots a Shiloh 50-90 for Silhouettes. 650gr Brooks RN bullet. His buddy has a 10 pound 50-140, fullhouse loads of black and the same bullet.

Rich

How FT. POUNDS does it kick you?

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Originally posted by jro45:
How FT. POUNDS does it kick you?

Didn't calculate it but the rifle weighed 15 lbs. and the bullet was moving about 1200 fps.at the muzzle. roger

600 gr at 1250? LOL, my 58caliber front stuffer did more than that .. 15# gun? .. well, its a start ....

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Originally posted by bartsche:

quote:

Originally posted by jro45:
How FT. POUNDS does it kick you?

Didn't calculate it but the rifle weighed 15 lbs. and the bullet was moving about 1200 fps.at the muzzle. roger

That is a fairly light load for a .50-90 but a very comfortable with that 15# rifle.

This is mine.


Bullet weight in grains...........730
Velocity in fps...................1285
Powder charge in grains...........115 gr FFG
Weight of firearm in lbs..........12#

Recoil Impulse in (lbs sec).........6.20
Velocity of recoiling firearm (fps..16.64
Free recoil energy in (ft/lbs.......51.62

Hans

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:
600 gr at 1250? LOL, my 58caliber front stuffer did more than that .. 15# gun? .. well, its a start ....

well it's a start?????? Ya kinda lost me there Jeff.

You have me at a disadvantage here. The only black powder experience was with the cannons I use to build. Of course they weighed more than 15# and I never chronographed one.

I haven't an inkling what constitutes respectable velocities in this large caliber cast bullet game, but an avid player I shoot with once in a while, hits the steel pig consistantly at 600 yds. with a number of his ancient, open sighted 45-70s pushing a 550 grain bullet at 1100 fps. which I measured.
For my edification what would be considered a resonable velocity for that 50-90 and the 600 grain bullet? roger

Jeffe is probably thinking about my 550 Gibbs which shoots the same weight solid at 2550+fps in an eleven pound rifle...

Don't let him get your goat, he's just messin' with you a little. Come up to our place in the Boise, Idaho, area and I'll let you shoot all my toys some weekend. Or weekday, I'm retired now.

Rich

Roger,
its a start .. any 50-90 or 45/70 load is a START at shooting bigbores.

its teasing, sure enough, but good natured teasing