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45-70 mild loadings

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06 March 2020, 18:38
blackeyeddueler
45-70 mild loadings
does anyone care to share some?

thanks
06 March 2020, 19:47
blackeyeddueler
i'm getting old and i cannot handle the recoil as much
06 March 2020, 20:28
jeffeosso
Mildest safe loads would be the trailboss formula -

https://www.hodgdonreloading.c...cks/low-recoil-loads


opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club

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06 March 2020, 23:14
skl1
I have good accuracy with 34.1 grains of IMR 4198 behind a 405grain bullet. This is very close to the mild trap-door loads and doesn't kick much. Jeff's load will be lighter, though.
07 March 2020, 22:29
Palladin8
10 to 15 grains of Unique under a 405gr cast bullet. 15grs being the top end of the spectrum. My wife will shoot these loads and she doesn't care much for recoil at all.

Pick up Lyman's cast bullet reloading manual for more data.
07 March 2020, 22:41
Smokin Joe
http://www.gmdr.com/lever/lowveldata.htm

Scroll down on the left side
07 March 2020, 22:47
dpcd
5744
08 March 2020, 00:57
Hook
Use one of the powders above to get 1100+/- fps. You can shoot them all day long and they will knock the snot out of anything they hit.

I have always used Unique and 5744 for these loads but others will work just fine.
12 March 2020, 19:12
Bad Ass Wallace
13 gns Trailboss and a 250gn 'mousefart' bullet, hell, a rimfire kicks more than that!




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13 March 2020, 05:16
Michael Robinson
Start with 45 grains of 3031 and work up to as much as you can stand.


Mike

Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer.
19 March 2020, 00:00
TCLouis
IAW with the old Lyman Cast Manual, find a 366 gr (or so) cast projie and stuff it in front of 30 (1090 fps) to 39.0 (1403 fps) of IMR 3031 and will treat ya well.
420 grainer shows 34. (1167 fps) to 38.5 (1352 fps).
10- 15 grains of Unique has my vote, though I am now testing the 3031 loading.



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19 March 2020, 00:16
Pegleg
I use 25 gr. of 5744


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