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Caprivi
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Re: Trapdoor 45/70
17/02/13 11:56 AM

I have flaunted with the 45/70 on and off. Of late I have been playing with a 1874 Shiloh Sharps. A friend has convinced me to try his load of a 500gr paper patched bullet with 70grs FF in my hoarded nickel plated R-P cases. These are the best I have ever tried in this rifle. 5shot ragged hole at 100yds. I would not consider anything but Black gun powder in a trapdoor, no matter what anyone wants to tell you. And for a Black load, it is tough to beat a proper paper patch load. I have a line on a original 420gr Sharps mould and will be trying the Sharps company load of "45/75-420".......also a good load to try, of which I have used the 405 LEE bullet cast with wheel weights, is the Springfield Cadet load of "45/55-405". It is a sweet shooting load, in a light weight Trapdoor carbine they would be correct and fun to shoot.

In a Rguer or a marlin load it how ever you want, with whatever bullets. But in a Sharps or a Rollingblock or in your Trapdoors, a quality lead bullet with black powder is the way to go, in my humble opinion.

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Trapdoor 45/70	Longknife	17/02/13 06:21 AM
Re: Trapdoor 45/70	Dphariss	09/03/13 02:09 AM
Re: Trapdoor 45/70	DarylS	09/03/13 03:32 AM
Re: Trapdoor 45/70	Dphariss	09/03/13 06:47 AM
Re: Trapdoor 45/70	9.3x57	09/03/13 04:20 AM
Re: Trapdoor 45/70	Dphariss	09/03/13 07:06 AM
Re: Trapdoor 45/70	Longknife	11/03/13 03:05 AM
Re: Trapdoor 45/70	Caprivi	11/03/13 05:22 AM
Re: Trapdoor 45/70	Caprivi	11/03/13 05:28 AM
Re: Trapdoor 45/70	DarylS	12/03/13 04:41 AM
Re: Trapdoor 45/70	DarylS	09/03/13 05:41 AM
Re: Trapdoor 45/70	Caprivi	17/02/13 11:56 AM
Re: Trapdoor 45/70	DarylS	18/02/13 03:35 AM
Re: Trapdoor 45/70	Caprivi	18/02/13 03:48 AM
Re: Trapdoor 45/70	Longknife	19/02/13 04:34 AM
Re: Trapdoor 45/70	albertan	20/02/13 07:02 PM
Re: Trapdoor 45/70	Longknife	23/02/13 03:46 AM
Re: Trapdoor 45/70	DarylS	23/02/13 08:56 AM
Re: Trapdoor 45/70	Caprivi	23/02/13 10:28 AM
Re: Trapdoor 45/70	Longknife	06/03/13 05:52 AM
Re: Trapdoor 45/70	Longknife	06/03/13 06:18 AM
Re: Trapdoor 45/70	DarylS	17/02/13 11:51 AM

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