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A.C MORES sells it in PA. They are a sewing,basket, all things homey decor kinda place.

Here in Pa we have a local guy who has beatles to clean skulls. He charges around $125.00 to clean the skull and polish the horns. If you want to do DYI it's not that hard if you get the head semi...

Frozone, that is a great idea. I was just at a sale in VA and some older cows with nice horns sold in the 400.00 to 600.00 range. That would be a great source of meat and the horns would be free!

Changeling, Where do you live? I raise longhorns in Pa and may be able to steer (hehe) in the right direction. There are farms all over the country that may have a set or two to sell. You can buy a...

Thanks Southern, I will. He's getting scary good with guns. He saw a special on snipers that had Carlos Hathcock in it. I told him about the books that are written about him and he now takes his time...

Thanks guys, now his buddies want to come over and shoot them with the big gun. The only 2 guns that I have killed hogs with that never seem to move is the 220 and now the 45-70. I dont even get the...

Hey fellas I got to see my son pop a ground hog @ 100 yrds with the 45-70 tonight. the head shot with 535gr was less than pretty. When he shot, the pig dropped and all I saw was a mist. He had a...

May not apply here but my 243 loves 4350 with 70 gr Nosler b tips. I shoot the 95 gr as well with the same results. 46 gr shoves the round close to 3600 with the 70 and a few less for the 95. Both...

I use 64g goex 2f compressed "I use my belling die " with the same veggie wad and seat my 535 gr to the top land with a slight roll crimp. This load shoots .75 inch @ 100.

Matt

I 2nd the RL 15. Mine shoots almost 1 hole @ 100yrds. Just flat out destroys ground hogs with 55g bal tips.

Matt

YIKES! Maybe the will let me shoot the 789 in 3 stages of 263 :)

Thanks for the info guys. I will try and see if I can work out some loads at long distance and give it a shot so to speak.

What are the ranges that I will need to work up?

Matt

Shiloh 45-70 LRE
535 gr Post, Lyman cast from WW
Rem or WW Brass
65 gr by weight Goex 2f with .30 veggie over powder compressed to fit bullet to top band,then slight roll crimp
CCI Mag primer
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Don, some how I don't think I am anywhere near the level that it takes to compete. My boys and me just love to shoot the gun and whatch it blow stuff up. We are always in search of the 100yrd ground...

Gun laker, I am using mag primers at this time,just to let you know. I have 2 bricks and figured I would use these in the sharps and save the reg primers for the other smokless guns. If or when I can...

Mark LRE is Shiloh Long Range Express.

Nick, we were shooting 5 or 6 rounds.

Thanks 405, I will check out that link.

Thanks Don, I still amazed how these guns shoot with open sights and a design that has not changed in 135 years. There are people at the range that would love to shoot groups that size with 20x...

Hey fellas, I have now gone to the shooting of only Black in my LRE. The groups are so much better than with smokless but I have a question. My load is 65gr by weight with a 30 veggie wad and a 535...

Thanks guys. I was thinking about the 34 inch model just so I would not have to drill and tap. I guess you would need to drill for the 23 inch right?

Thanks Nick, I was leaning towards the MVA but I thought the RHO looked more period correct.

Matt

Hello all, does anyone have any experience with 34 inch scopes for a 45-70? I am trying to find out if the one from MVA is better than the scope from RHO. Also any input on who has the...

willdixon, I waited a grand total of 3 days for a gun from Shiloh. If I remember right they had a few big 50's complete and in their showroom. I was told the almost always have a few done and ready...

I like that, shot through the holes. I may just burn a 1 inch hole in the center and blame all my misses on shooting through.

Thanks all, will try these setups.