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DarylS
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Re: A modern howdah cartridge
30/04/24 12:59 AM

Buffalo Arms sells or sold .50/70 brass as well as .50 Alaskan brass.
I've made .50/70 brass out of .577 Exp. and .348 cases. I lucked out with my .50/70 barrel being an original 1867 contract lined .54 percussion barrel. This had a 1.9" straight taper chamber, not the normal .50/70's 1 3/4" bl.
My best load (22" carbine bl.) was a 450gr. bullet with 10gr. IMR3031 and 60gr. 2F GOEX. 3" at 100 meters.
The .50 Alaskan has a 2.1" case length. With a paper patched to bore size bullet, the case (Starline) will hold a full 91gr. Swiss 1 1/2 FG. That will get it rockin'. With a 550gr. RCBS bullet, the .50 Alaskan will hold 86gr. 2F GOEX in my .348 cases.
I didn't get around to chronographing my load.

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Daryl

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

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A modern howdah cartridge	NitroX	03/05/22 10:59 PM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	DarylS	04/05/22 01:51 AM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	NitroX	30/09/23 03:15 PM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	DarylS	01/10/23 03:07 AM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	9.3x57	01/10/23 10:33 AM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	NitroX	29/04/24 10:46 PM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	Jim_C	30/04/24 12:37 AM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	DarylS	30/04/24 12:59 AM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	lancaster	01/10/23 03:26 PM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	9.3x57	02/10/23 10:52 AM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	EDELWEISS	28/04/24 11:43 PM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	85lc	29/04/24 03:54 AM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	EDELWEISS	30/04/24 03:07 AM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	85lc	30/04/24 07:30 AM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	3DogMike	22/05/24 11:58 PM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	85lc	23/05/24 09:09 AM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	yamoon	16/07/24 01:50 PM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	lancaster	17/07/24 12:34 AM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	NitroX	17/07/24 02:09 AM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	DarylS	17/07/24 08:09 AM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	NitroX	17/07/24 08:02 PM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	lancaster	18/07/24 05:53 AM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	NitroX	19/07/24 04:16 AM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	NitroX	21/07/24 11:57 PM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	NitroX	22/07/24 12:09 AM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	NitroX	22/07/24 12:12 AM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	DarylS	22/07/24 03:03 AM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	Hunter4752001	02/10/23 10:21 AM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	DarylS	02/10/23 10:30 AM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	degoins	30/09/23 10:42 PM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	degoins	30/09/23 10:43 PM
Re: A modern howdah cartridge	NitroX	30/09/23 03:10 PM

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