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DarylS
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Re: Bought a Baikal (Remington)
01/04/12 09:58 AM

I find your mirth misplaced, Frank, - the .50/70 and .45/70 killed more buffalo when used with 70gr. black powder and loaded with 405gr., 450gr. and 500gr. lead bullets, than all the more powerful 'buffalo' rounds put together. I doubt the 45gr./405gr. "Carbine Load" was used much for buffalo, but probably when no other ammo was available.

Those who might think the round is too underpowered for buffalo, merely need to try it.

As to Cape Buffalo - perhaps one needs to try one of the 400gr. 'solid' bullets available and at this rifles maximum pressure load, achieve around 1,950fps, a full 200fps higher velocity than the load Brian Pierce used on two Cape bufflao - both killed with the same bullet from one shot - that just happened to be 4 shoulders - first the bull's then the cow's.

Now, getting the rifle to regulate with that load, is up to you.

I'd love to have one of those rifles in .45/70 - but it is in need of considerable stock work, or perhaps re-stocking completely if desired - but remodeling would be necessary for me.

In the barreled action, you have the basis for a great hunting rifle for North America - maybe even Africa, as Brian's experience shows.

My opinion is simply that the factory stock sucks big time- the concept and basic gun (barreled action) is just fine.

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Daryl

"a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George V

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Bought a Baikal (Remington)	Fjold	01/04/12 09:15 AM
Re: Bought a Baikal (Remington)	Birdhunter50	02/04/12 09:49 PM
Re: Bought a Baikal (Remington)	Fjold	03/04/12 10:26 AM
Re: Bought a Baikal (Remington)	Birdhunter50	07/04/12 10:10 PM
Re: Bought a Baikal (Remington)	Fjold	08/04/12 02:22 AM
Re: Bought a Baikal (Remington)	DarylS	01/04/12 09:58 AM
Re: Bought a Baikal (Remington)	NitroX	02/04/12 02:52 PM
Re: Bought a Baikal (Remington)	DarylS	04/04/12 02:02 AM
Re: Bought a Baikal (Remington)	tinker	04/04/12 03:21 AM
Re: Bought a Baikal (Remington)	DarylS	04/04/12 07:30 AM
Re: Bought a Baikal (Remington)	MagnumHunter	05/04/12 09:43 AM
Re: Bought a Baikal (Remington)	Birdhunter50	07/04/12 09:42 PM
Re: Bought a Baikal (Remington)	ruffcountry	08/04/12 02:23 AM
Re: Bought a Baikal (Remington)	Fjold	08/04/12 09:53 AM
Re: Bought a Baikal (Remington)	prof242	09/04/12 01:28 PM
Re: Bought a Baikal (Remington)	hoosier	10/04/12 12:23 AM
Re: Bought a Baikal (Remington)	NitroX	14/04/12 05:13 PM
Re: Bought a Baikal (Remington)	Matt_Graham	16/04/12 12:31 PM
Re: Bought a Baikal (Remington)	Smoke73	16/04/12 01:00 PM
Re: Bought a Baikal (Remington)	DarylS	17/04/12 01:55 AM
Re: Bought a Baikal (Remington)	DarylS	15/04/12 01:30 AM
Re: Bought a Baikal (Remington)	gallatin	15/04/12 01:45 PM
Re: Bought a Baikal (Remington)	Fjold	10/04/12 10:46 AM
Re: Bought a Baikal (Remington)	hoosier	12/04/12 02:44 AM
Re: Bought a Baikal (Remington)	hoosier	02/04/12 12:55 AM
Re: Bought a Baikal (Remington)	tinker	02/04/12 01:11 AM
Re: Bought a Baikal (Remington)	Fjold	02/04/12 01:43 AM
Re: Bought a Baikal (Remington)	tinker	02/04/12 03:48 AM

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