Guide Gun Load with Ranch Dog 300 gn TLGC?

[Gray Fox]

I just cast my first batch of boolits with my new Ranch Dog .460 300 gn TLGC of ACWW plus 2% tin. Anyone got a load that will do about 1,800 fps from my Guide Gun using 2400 and a tuft of dacron?

RD lists loads that go much faster than that, but neither my shoulder or the southern whitetails need that much horsepower inside of 100 yards. All recommendations will be appreciated.

BTW, this mold is really nice. About six batches of 6 to get the mold hot, then less than 45 minutes to cast 8 lbs of nice ones. Probably about 175 of them. I scrubbed it with dish soap and dried it with the wife's hair dryer, then applied some of Rapine's graphite mold prep with a Q-tip. Once that dried I smoked the cavities with my grill lighter. Worked like a champ. GF

[monge]

I just got the 350gr cant wait to try it , the quality of the mold is great! I was using the lee 340gr with 26-27gr of 2400 and a piece of dacron mild recoil and accurate!

[6pt-sika]

Here are some actual Chronograghed loads I shot in my circa 1972 Marlin 1895 45-70 with a 22" non Micro Groove barrel .

All were shot with the Ranch Dog 460-300GC , all were sized in a .461" sizing die all were lubed with Thompson's Blue Angel and all were cast from plain old wheelweights . All are also the averages of 3 shots .

VV N-120 52.5 grains 2178 FPS
VV N-120 53.5 grains 2191 FPS
VV N-120 54.5 grains 2241 FPS
RL10x 56.5 grains 1961 FPS
RL10x 57.5 grains 2026 FPS
H322 59.5 grains 2137 FPS
H322 60.5 grains 2185 FPS
XMR2015 59.5 grains 2018 FPS
XMR2015 60.5 grains 2059 FPS
H335 63 grains 2054 FPS
H335 64 grains 2123 FPS
W748 65.5 grains 1835 FPS
W748 66.5 grains 1856 FPS
AA2230 64 grains 2103 FPS
AA2230 65 grains 2146 FPS
VV N-530 61.5 grains 2120 FPS
VN-530 62.5 grains 2163 FPS
IMR4198 51.5 grains 2038 FPS
IMR4198 52.5 grains 2140 FPS
RL7 53.5 grains 2008 FPS
RL7 54.5 grains 2043 FPS
IMR8208 62.5 grains 2035 FPS
IMR8208 63.5 grains 2112 FPS
BLC2 68 grains 1759 FPS
BLC2 69 grains 1831 FPS
Benchmark 59.5 grains 1995 FPS
Benchmark 60.5 grains 2105 FPS
IMR4227 47.5 grains 2196 FPS
IMR4227 48.5 grains 2240 FPS
H4198 51.5 grains 2043 FPS
H4198 52.5 grains 2074 FPS
Varget 60.5 grains 1989 FPS
Varget 61.5 grains 2001 FPS

Some of these were clocked several times , but this was pretty accyrate overall for velocities in my 22" barreled rifle . I would expect you'd loose 100 to 150 FPS in your 1895G with the 18 1/2" barrel .

[6pt-sika]

Bear in mind I have one of the 4 original test molds and have been shooting this bullet since mid february of this year .

[monge]

Do you you eneny data on the 350gr rd ? Thanks JOE

[6pt-sika]

Do you you eneny data on the 350gr rd ? Thanks JOE


RD 460-350GC

VV N-120 49 grains 2069 FPS
H322 55 grains 2016 FPS
XMP5744 34 grains , not run this one over the Chrony , after looking at the Accurate Arms loading data I would say this 5744 load from my rifle "should" be in the 1400-1600 range .


I would also think that the Ranch Dog 460-300GC with 37-41 grains of XMP5744 should fall in the 1700-1900 range in my 22" barreled rifle .

[Gray Fox]

The Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook, Third Edition shows a max of 30.5 grains of 2400 with dacron pushing the 293 grain 457191 at 1,47 out of a 24" barrel in either an 1886 or and 1895 Marlin. I think I will try 29.0 grains with a tuft of dacron and the RD 300 grainer and see how it works out. GF