missionary5155
11-13-2012, 10:09 PM
Greetings
Got out the other day to the local range with my Remington Lee Navy Model 45-70. Investigating the throat area showed it somewhat larger than the groove of .460. A .462 boolit will chamber smoothly so I loaded up a batch of 350 grainers I shoot in a 45-60 1876 origonal which also is blessed with a fat throat.
The day at the range was somewhat cool but easily managable. Fired a couple spotter rounds at 20 yards and discovered I needed to set the rear sight at 400 yards to be on target. Probably a 400+ grainer will be more in line with the sights.
The kind people at Western Powder recommended 27 to 31 grains of 5744 for this boolit and rifle combination. 27 grains was the most accurate with 7 boolits forming a 2" cluster. Will try 25 and 26 grains next time out.
This particular rifle arrived in my possecion with a firing pin group that had a terrible bind. Disassembly revealed the firing pin was bent enough so it rubbed in the bolt channel enough to near stop forward motion just as it was nearing ignition. A few judicious incursions with a 2 pound ball peen hammer on the anvil straightened it out nicely. Now function,feed and firing is flawless. It is an interesting bolt assembly. Easily disassembled and not too hard to re-assemble.
This would have been a fine substitute to have in a scrap instead of a Trapdoor.
Mike in ILL
Got out the other day to the local range with my Remington Lee Navy Model 45-70. Investigating the throat area showed it somewhat larger than the groove of .460. A .462 boolit will chamber smoothly so I loaded up a batch of 350 grainers I shoot in a 45-60 1876 origonal which also is blessed with a fat throat.
The day at the range was somewhat cool but easily managable. Fired a couple spotter rounds at 20 yards and discovered I needed to set the rear sight at 400 yards to be on target. Probably a 400+ grainer will be more in line with the sights.
The kind people at Western Powder recommended 27 to 31 grains of 5744 for this boolit and rifle combination. 27 grains was the most accurate with 7 boolits forming a 2" cluster. Will try 25 and 26 grains next time out.
This particular rifle arrived in my possecion with a firing pin group that had a terrible bind. Disassembly revealed the firing pin was bent enough so it rubbed in the bolt channel enough to near stop forward motion just as it was nearing ignition. A few judicious incursions with a 2 pound ball peen hammer on the anvil straightened it out nicely. Now function,feed and firing is flawless. It is an interesting bolt assembly. Easily disassembled and not too hard to re-assemble.
This would have been a fine substitute to have in a scrap instead of a Trapdoor.
Mike in ILL