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Guncotton
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Questions about the 45-120 / Rigby .450 3 1/4 N.E.
      11/07/05 05:11 AM

I’m sure I’m not the first with this idea but I was thinking can a person buy a 45/70 Ruger #1 and have it re-chambered to a 45-120 (.45 3 1/4) and then load it to the same level as a Rigby .450 3 1/4 N.E.
According to Guns and Ammo “Big Bore Rifles” by Jack Lott the .450 3 1/4 N.E. fired a 480gr R.N. bullet over 70gr Cordite with an ~MV of 2150fps. The closest data I can find is Hodgdon, which lists the 45-120 with a 500gr bullet at 1809fps. Hodgdon lists a 485gr load for the 45/70 but not the 45-120. Is this possible and does any one have smokeless data for the 45-120 and the .450 3 1/4 N.E.


Edited by Guncotton (11/07/05 06:53 AM)

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* Questions about the 45-120 / Rigby .450 3 1/4 N.E. Guncotton 11/07/05 05:11 AM
. * * Re: Questions about the 45-120 / Rigby .450 3 1/4 N.E. 45LCshooter   12/07/05 03:04 PM
. * * Re: Questions about the 45-120 / Rigby .450 3 1/4 N.E. BillfromOregon   28/07/05 01:22 AM
. * * Re: Questions about the 45-120 / Rigby .450 3 1/4 N.E. davem3   11/07/05 01:59 PM
. * * Re: Questions about the 45-120 / Rigby .450 3 1/4 N.E. DarylS   18/08/05 04:49 AM
. * * Re: Questions about the 45-120 / Rigby .450 3 1/4 N.E. 500Nitro   03/09/05 09:21 AM
. * * Re: Questions about the 45-120 / Rigby .450 3 1/4 N.E. DarylS   04/09/05 10:18 AM
. * * Re: Questions about the 45-120 / Rigby .450 3 1/4 N.E. 500Nitro   04/09/05 11:40 AM
. * * Re: Questions about the 45-120 / Rigby .450 3 1/4 N.E. JPK   15/11/05 02:20 PM
. * * Re: Questions about the 45-120 / Rigby .450 3 1/4 Guncotton   11/12/05 03:38 AM
. * * Re: Questions about the 45-120 / Rigby .450 3 1/4 Guncotton   03/09/05 07:04 AM
. * * Re: Questions about the 45-120 / Rigby .450 3 1/4 Guncotton   11/07/05 10:29 PM
. * * Re: Questions about the 45-120 and Rigby .450 3/4 N.E 500Nitro   11/07/05 05:23 AM

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