Up the bunghole, no bones till the brisket, better get 2 or 3 in a line if thats your plan to test penetration. That sounds a bit rude actually.
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Up the bunghole, no bones till the brisket, better get 2 or 3 in a line if thats your plan to test penetration. That sounds a bit rude actually.
The 577/450 they lined up 10 prisoners the first one new he was dead, but it stopped at 7.5 men down if my memory serves me correct.
I shoot 45/70 with 500 grain projectile on63 grains of FFG BP. Packs a punch both ways, but have never chrony it. I love the calibre, easy to reload!
managed to get permission, bless cellphones . ..
up the exhaust pipe for the Billy from 50yds, approximately 30 inches later came out the chest . . . didnt open him up, darn right unpleasant smelly old bugger
front shot for the nanny bullet came out the side . .
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Fallow neck shot at 87yds . . . why the pic is on its side i dont know . . cant seem to right it
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wound was similar on both sides . . . this maybe the entry
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a good day off . .. i will look forward to next in 2 weeks
Ug!:)
ah well you know it kills....what more is there to know? lol
the plan is to start moving the shots out further and see how we go . . . . i only stopped at 200yds with the .30cal subs on animals because i didnt think they had enough grunt to be effective past that, accuracy was good enough on targets to well past 300yds . . . all bullets inside a target size of 6 inches i consider good enough for field shooting . . . longest shots on one occasion was 400ydsQuote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
The G/Gun can use jacketed f n bullets, 300/350grs and with a m/v of 2.100fps can bugger up a lot of meat, so just shooting 420gr lead bullets at 1.300 f p s does the same job as subsonic with no mess. I don't like a small bit of pistol powder in a large case with maybe a filler, a good load of black or nitro gets the job done, but it`s all about trying to see what the gun likes. With the light weight G/Gun it can bite at both ends with larger weight bullets.
your not the only reloader @homebrew.357 that doesnt like fast pistol type powders for reduced loads . . . but it is excepted by many using cast bullets . . its that well known its often called simply " The Load " 10grns. of Unique
.10 Grs. Unique. The Universal Cast Boolit Rifle Load?
with velocity its a personal decision . . . for myself i need subsonic speed so no choice there . . with higher velocity i want a flatter trajectory so 1300fps isnt a worth while gain, 1600fps is closer to my ideal with no accuracy problems or stressing my soft lead alloy bullets . . . there will be a similar later for the .45/70
with my .30 caliber Subsonic loads i have a 50yrd zero . . . without changing my scope settings by simply changing to my higher velocity ( 1600) ammo using the same bullet the point of impact is now bang on 100yds giving me more smack down power and range before i need to consider pulling out the rangefinder etc . .. its a good simple system that works in the field so no fckups
have read heaps about Guide Guns that bite with hot loads . . . had plenty of experience chasing power using hot loads in my Rossi with its steel buttplate to appreciate how nasty it can get . . . mild loads definetly are easier.
orderd some 350grn. jacketed bullets . . . not so much for animals but i will probably try a few out on Goats, mostly to run thru the barrel and smooth up the rifling.
one other benefit is it will give me a better idea of the Marlins accuracy potential, i then can aim for that if i choose with cast boolits . . .
R.
Cool thread guys, very informative and very interesting on big bore subs.
Hey mate, don't wish to derail a interesting thread, but how did you reattach the magazine tube here? I would really like to do this to my 336 but hav'nt figured out the best way. Any pics or links on how to would be much appreciated.
Sorry guys I thought that would show the pic, new to this forum stuff, that was ment for @rossi.45
Had to use youtube but I have learnt how to do some thing new today, cheers.Quote:
Originally Posted by rossi.45
Nelson Collie at Status Guns did the work . . . i told him what i wanted . . a mortise cut into the barrel, wedgy thing put in, the magtube is held with the screw that goes thru the mag end cap.Quote:
Originally Posted by rusl
dont just screw the magtube cap directly to the barrel . . . not a good idea with the research i did.
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ps . . . no worries with the thread drifting off subject a little @rusl . . i intend to keep this thread going for awhile and bring up related stuff i think will be relevant, its going to drift abit.
My Marlin 3030 has a micro grooved barrel, is your g/gun the same, I`m trying cast in my 3030 but not much success with a 150gr gc bullet. I think a 170gr would better, may have to ream out the mould a bit. In the light loads with the 45-70 are you using a filler or wad to keep the small powder charge by the primer. I only like to have two powders, 3031 for my .308, 3030, 45-70 and black also for the 45-70 so there's no mistakes. And it`s so much fun when I`m at the range with my Sharps and there`s all the semi autos in .223 with a big muffler on the end and I let rip with a black powder load, :wtfsmilie:
homebrew Robert/shootersnz makes a flatnose 170grn that works fine in rifle like yours....did a few for my mate without issues...did appear to be close to rifling but worked just fine.
