.45-75 Win.

[IrishScot]

Have any of you folks got any tricks I should know about for the .45-75 Win.
Just got some Jamison brass and a new lever gun, Mod1876. This is my first bottle-neck blackpowder catrridge.
Shot a good deal of straight wall stuff... .45-70, .45-110, .44 Colt .45 Schofield & Colt, etc.
Is there anything that I may not know about the bottle-neck! Please chim in with advice for this one! Thanks for the info.

Yours in the cause,
IrishScot

[John Boy]

Scot, you might want to register on The Winchester Model 1876 forum and ask your question there too ...
http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index.php/board,89.0.html
I shoot a '76 with 70gr FFg - no wad, plus a 23gr XMP5744 load using the Lee 457 340-F. I've also made 350gr paper patch bullets from a 45-70 adjustable mold that were shot with 70gr FFg Swiss
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[IrishScot]

John,

Thanks for the input! I will take your advice and try the '1876 sight!

Yours in the cause,

IrishScot

[blackpowder man]

The new Lyman reloading book has a chapter devoted to those 1876 rifles and cartridges.

[John Boy]

The new Lyman reloading book has a chapter devoted to those 1876 rifles and cartridges A nice narrative from a historical view point about '76 rifles lacking any loading details.

[NickSS]

I have a friend who has an original 76 in that caliber. I asked him what he loads and it is a 340 gr Lyman HP over FFG GOEX so that the powder leaves just enough room to seat the bullet and give about 1/16 inch compression. It shoots OK in his rifle and I know that he has knocked down steel silhouettes at 200 yards with it.

[IrishScot]

Nick,

Tell your friend thanks for the info. and thanks for passing it along. Not a bad place to start.... Sounds close to basic straight wall technique.

IrishScot

[IrishScot]

BP man & John,

Thanks for the heads up on the Lyman book... I have read that info. not bad, but thought there might be some other info. out there.

IrishScot