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You mean the .40 owners?
But this time try to find a safer way to impress the girls at the range.
You mean the .40 owners?
Trans?LOL, damn! I put a 9mm conversion barrel in a Glock 35, not sure what that makes me?
Trans?
(just kidding)
45/70 is a dude magnet. If I was gay, I would get all the d*ck at the range.
Awesome man! What bullets? What types of loads?Took it to the range for the first time since I got it back. 40 shots. Didn't blow up.
I love this gun.
I bought a bunch of factory stuff. Some federal and Winchester. Whatever Walmart sells. I think they were 405g or 305. I need to check.Awesome man! What bullets? What types of loads?
You try any Ruger #1 loads yet? Those are fun!
I kept it. Not a warranty job, it wasn't a gun issue and I wasn't going to blame MR for my mistake.Did you keep the old barrel? Was it a warranty job?
Interesting. We know factories don’t load for optimum efficiency or accuracy. They load for their pockets so whatever powder is cheap I’m guessing.
Maybe.Interesting. We know factories don’t load for optimum efficiency or accuracy. They load for their pockets so whatever powder is cheap I’m guessing.
Maybe the cylinder gap lowering some pressure and not allowing a good burn.
You didn't take a pic?Saw my first squib kaboom today in person. Wrecked a guy's damn fine Springfield Armory M14. Barrel opened up just forward of the gas block just like Broc's barrel but not all the way to the end. Looked a lot like this. Factory ammo. Sorry, I didn't ask what manufacturer. Stay safe people.
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Interesting. We know factories don’t load for optimum efficiency or accuracy. They load for their pockets so whatever powder is cheap I’m guessing.
Maybe the cylinder gap lowering some pressure and not allowing a good burn.
A Contender is on the list.Just a quick thought-
There was a company, I think it was Thompson, or Thompson Center that made these single shot break action handguns in rifle calibers.
Used mostly for hunting and silhouette shoots. They maybe had a 12 or 14" barrel to them.
T/C contender now that I'm looking it up. Christ, what a beast.
Anyways, there was a 45/70 version. 12" I think.
That might be a better load for that hand cannon than rifle data. Might call for a faster powder and lighter heads.
Good luck with it.
A Contender is on the list.
Either the Contender with a 45/70 barrel, or a SW .460.
I am trying to decide which one I get first.
Or I might order a BFR with an 18" barrel, because I am (slowly) working on something.
#FirstWorldProblems.
My guess is most 45-70's, probably 99%, are rifles with barrels longer than 10in.Interesting. We know factories don’t load for optimum efficiency or accuracy. They load for their pockets so whatever powder is cheap I’m guessing.
Maybe the cylinder gap lowering some pressure and not allowing a good burn.
Your guess is correct.My guess is most 45-70's, probably 99%, are rifles with barrels longer than 10in.
I dont think I have ever seen Contender load data. All the data I find is for rifles. But that is one the reasons I enjoy shooting 45/70, there is a lot of room for trying different loads, from soft to bone crushing and 300g bullets to 600g bullets, smokeless and black powder. Look at the load Michael has for loading 3 lead balls, lol.Don't give up on the BFR. I'm shooting it vicariously through you.
That things too much even for my massive, attuned to harness the power of .40 billboard like arms.
What I should have said as I thought about it on the ride into work this morning was-
Maybe load data for a T.C. Contender would be better suited for your BFR than rifle load data. Shorter barrel and all that, compares more to what you have than a 24" trapdoor.
I thought you weren’t going to tell anyone about my 3 ballsI dont think I have ever seen Contender load data. All the data I find is for rifles. But that is one the reasons I enjoy shooting 45/70, there is a lot of room for trying different loads, from soft to bone crushing and 300g bullets to 600g bullets, smokeless and black powder. Look at the load Michael has for loading 3 lead balls, lol.
It is a fun round.
The Contender is closer to a rifle with the 12-14" barrel, so rifle load data works better. It also doesn't have a cylinder gap.