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    Was impressed enough to order a Woods runner 45...

    Was impressed enough to order a Woods runner 45 cal stocked in cherry last night. Now the wait begins.
  2. I bought a CVA hunter when Iowa legalized the use...

    I bought a CVA hunter when Iowa legalized the use of straight wall cartridge's a few years ago. I found the CVA was cheap and I had 45-70 reloading gear. I came up with almost the same load as you...
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    I my-self use the LEE 347-340 Boolit, PC'd to...

    I my-self use the LEE 347-340 Boolit, PC'd to .459, 45.5 GR 3031 .05GR Dacron filler, out of my CVA hunter. All I can say it kills everything I have pointed it at so far and a bit easier on this old...
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    None, my wife will not eat it, so feeds my buddy...

    None, my wife will not eat it, so feeds my buddy whos property I hunt, he can no longer work. Let me just say, all these people who think these folks are getting rich on disability must not know one....
  5. I have a Blackhawk in 45 colt I have been wanting...

    I have a Blackhawk in 45 colt I have been wanting to take a white tail with, here in Iowa, for years. My hinderance is not Boolit load or cylinder throats (doug guy fixed that) but the nut pulling...
  6. I use the Lee 340GR, .457 Boolit, PCd to .459,...

    I use the Lee 340GR, .457 Boolit, PCd to .459, 30:1. This is over 43 gr of 3031 with .5 gr dacron. I find this easy on my shoulder and nothing has survived it yet.
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    I'm happy they did not remove the rifle I have...

    I'm happy they did not remove the rifle I have used since they allowed straight walls, 45-70, it just kills. I am amazed the .35 Whelen made the list. If I were a younger man I would put one...
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    Anything less than .358 and my P1 Walter leads...

    Anything less than .358 and my P1 Walter leads big time
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    Looking though load manuals I would guess 1500...

    Looking though load manuals I would guess 1500 FPS or so. I could have been definite if I did not put a (big o'l hole) in my chrony
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    275342 This years buck

    275342
    This years buck
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    WC870. All i can say, it "just works". I have had...

    WC870. All i can say, it "just works". I have had it for 3 season's now pulled the trigger 5 times with 4 deer on the ground
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    I also downed a buck and a doe with my CVA...

    I also downed a buck and a doe with my CVA hunter. My load was the lee 340g, powder coated to .459, over I think 35 gr 3031 and .5 gr Dacron. Buck was a double lung shot and went about 40 yards with...
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    I did not bring up the hypocrisy of the .450 vrs...

    I did not bring up the hypocrisy of the .450 vrs 45-70 comparison. I would hate to give them any ideas of screwing others out of their chosen caliber.
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    Yea, sent off my displeasure with the list the...

    Yea, sent off my displeasure with the list the other day as I bought a riffle (CVA 45-70 hunter), just to because it was on the original list. Needless to say, I will not be happy and my wife less...
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    My father had the idea "you start with a single...

    My father had the idea "you start with a single shot" this was like others have stated, so you slow down and pick your shot. 50 years later I have autos, bolts, doubles along with my various...
  16. Killed a deer with mine (still in 8x56R) a few...

    Killed a deer with mine (still in 8x56R) a few years back when we had a late, antlerless, high power season, for the lower 2 counties here in Iowa. Sadly this went away so no loner can use it but as...
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    Hunter, in 45-70 with the optima thumbhole for...

    Hunter, in 45-70 with the optima thumbhole for me. I have had it for 2 Iowa straight wall seasons and has been up to the challenge of filling my tags both years.
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    Two dead deer in two seasons, I have no...

    Two dead deer in two seasons, I have no complaints. $200 got me into Iowa straight wall hunting with-out a divorce.
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    light load of 3031, with a tuft of Dacron for me...

    light load of 3031, with a tuft of Dacron for me (old Larry Gibson load). This has worked for 2 deer in 2 years, one bang flop and one 15 yard run, Accurate out to 200 yds (furthest I have tried it).
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    I was bitten by the old black powder cartage gun...

    I was bitten by the old black powder cartage gun bug a few years ago, so have a few around the same date, all in the 1870s. Vetterli, Beaumont, Swedish RB, and a Snider. I do load for a 3 others my...
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    Wow thanks for all the replies. I have been deer...

    Wow thanks for all the replies. I have been deer hunting so have not been logged in for a while, I am just kind of thinking and looking now. This is a plan to occupy my time in retirement, along...
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    I shot a big bodied but small rack buck on...

    I shot a big bodied but small rack buck on Saturday with my 45-70 CVA. I used the lee 457-340RF, powder coated to .459, 32.5 gr of 3031, .5 gr dacron. Should be traveling, 14-1500 fps, recoil is very...
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    south bend 9B for gunsmithing

    Ok you guys that have more machining experience than I, what do you know about this lathe. I am somewhat mechanically inclined and would like to teach my-self some basic machinist / gunsmithing...
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    This was made for me by a former member...

    This was made for me by a former member Goodsteel. One of the nicest peeps you will meet on the net. Unfortunately, he is no longer positing to this site. He make some very nice stuff, if I ever have...
  25. Popper, just to look cool or if one come's up and...

    Popper, just to look cool or if one come's up and licks me in the face, might take that shot. All, thanks for your response's. I may just keep things as they are and carry the CVA 45/70 only. It's...
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check