I'll be switching from 20/1 to 30/1 lead in my 45/70 Shiloh. Anyone who has done this, notice any big difference?
I'll be switching from 20/1 to 30/1 lead in my 45/70 Shiloh. Anyone who has done this, notice any big difference?
I no longer shoot .45-70, as I can no longer tolerate the recoil and consider the cartridge too hungry of powder and lead.
The great majority of my shooting today is with .32-20, .38 Special, .44-40, .44 Magnum and .45 Colt in both rifles and revolvers, and with both black and with smokeless powder.
I have found 1:30 tin-lead entirely adequate for full-charge black powder loads and smokeless loads which approximate full-charge black powder velocities up to 1100 fps in revolvers and 1450 fps in rifles. I don't use gaschecks, and I use soft, traditional lubes with black powder and Lee Liquid Alox with smokeless. No leading issues, accuracy is excellent and game performance better than with the harder alloy.
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I use a happy medium in 25/1 in my 45/70
shoots well no complaints
Hit em'hard
hit em'often
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 |