Thread: Who's shooting .45/70. ?

Whadaya reckon?

After a compact bush rifle but good for 200m.

Borrow mine, if you want to try one.

I like mine.

Originally Posted by craigc

Borrow mine, if you want to try one.

Kind offer Sir.
Might take you up on that. I'd like to get a feel for recoil and real life 200m practicality.

Yes, marlin guide gun. Impressive performance up close in a handy package.

Originally Posted by mawzer308

Yes, marlin guide gun. Impressive performance up close in a handy package.

Nice, Jurrasic park style. How is it for accuracy.?
I also like the look of the Bergara.

yes but mine on a long range black powder cartridge rifle 30 inch barrel and weighs 10 or more lb so not really a compact bush gun lol
i have 2 mates with gide guns one in 45-70 the other in 450 marlin
good guns

Those with the guide guns what ammo are you using or are you reloading?

405grn RCBS cast bullet . . . fantastic for the big .45

and as luck would have it, that mold is on TM for 80 slides BuyNow

Good choice in a Bush Gun and would take game at 200m with ease. Versitile Cartridge with the ability to have a play around with some Black Powder loads if you are interested.

Could be a candidate for "Best all round New Zealand Cartridge" if you take Scrub Bulls into account?

@Jit the best factory ammo currently available in NZ is the Hornady 325gr Leverevolution. Reloads take the 45-70 to whole new level, My current loads are:

57grs AR2207 and Hornady 300gr projectiles these are doing 2110fps out of the 18.5 barrel.

Second load is 51grs AR2207 and Hornady 350gr FP for around 1950fps.

Both shooting around 1 inch groups at 50m with ghost ring sights.

Originally Posted by mawzer308

@Jit the best factory ammo currently available in NZ is the Hornady 325gr Leverevolution. Reloads take the 45-70 to whole new level, My current loads are:

57grs AR2207 and Hornady 300gr projectiles these are doing 2110fps out of the 18.5 barrel.

Second load is 51grs AR2207 and Hornady 350gr FP for around 1950fps.

Both shooting around 1 inch groups at 50m with ghost ring sights.

Cheers. Where do get the sights?

Got a photo of your guide gun?

Also do you know how fast the factory ammo is going out of it?

Yeah I'll chuck one up when I get home, never chronographed Factory however from many sources online you can expect around 1700 fps for the 300gr Winchester/Federal etc and around 1800fps for the Hornady.

Ive chorny'd the 325 Hornady FTX leverevoltion with 20-inch barrel in my 3kg gun - 1900 fps. ouch.