45-120 Sharps shooter

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boilerman posted this 27 May 2019

JC from Iowa

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GWarden posted this 28 May 2019

JC

What part of Iowa are you from? I'm in the Marshalltown area.

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boilerman posted this 28 May 2019

I'm from the CB area next to Omaha.

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tlkeizer posted this 29 May 2019

Greetings,

Originally Sioux City, went to the Castle on the Hill.  Now shooting trapdoor 45-70s in Alaska.  Never shot a 45-120, my shoulder says the 70 is just fine, don't need the 120.  How much powder and flame come out the end with a full 120 grain load using BP?

TK

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boilerman posted this 02 June 2019

I haven't used BP (somewhat scare 1F around here), I've been trying 4064, 3031, 5744, and 4350 for my loads. With the weight of the rifle (34" barrel) it doesn't feel too bad on the shoulder. I've been shootin cast bullets weighing 530 grains between 1500 & 1600 FPS on my chronograph at 15 feet away. I have a hunt this fall that I'm working up for.

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