Anybody have a copy of the 1860? What loads do you like are they safe for full power loads or is a guy better off with cowboy/mouse fart loads? What boolits do yall prefer in them?
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Anybody have a copy of the 1860? What loads do you like are they safe for full power loads or is a guy better off with cowboy/mouse fart loads? What boolits do yall prefer in them?
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Safe and accurate loads in original Winchester 1873s and old Colts are either 6 grains of Bullseye or TiteGroup, 6.5 grains of 231, WST or 452AA, or 7 grains of Unique with the RCBS 44-200CM, or Accurate 43-206H, cast 1 to 30 tin-lead and sized .430". These all approximate factory load velocity and are proven safe.
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Last edited by Outpost75; 09-28-2020 at 12:54 PM.
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The action is the old 1860 Toggle Link design ... not the strongest ...
Use loads that would be proper for the Colt 1873 SA revolver and Winchester 1873 Rifles / Carbines .
The loads should not exceed 13,700 CUP , Lyman manual refers to these as Group 1 .
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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 |