Fdh#2 45-70

[Johnw...ski]

I got my 45-70 back from being rebarreled a few weeks ago and have had mixed success with my 535 gr. Lyman boolits. I had opened up the bore rider for the old barrel and now it is too big. Haven't been happy with this mold from the get go so I ordered a custom mold from Steve Brooks. When you consider what you pay for these production molds and the fact that it's the luck of the draw if all dimensions fit your rifle a custom mold doesn't seem so expensive.

Any way, got to the range today and tried two of my favorite loads that I used in the old 1 in 14" twist barrel. They worked very well in the new barrel, 1 in 18" twist and 2 inches longer at 28", both giving 1" groups at 100 yds.
The boolits were 425 gr. gas checks similar to Lyman 405 gr. from Glenhills Cast Bullets. CCI BR2 primers lit off 43.0 gr. H 4895 and 45.0 gr. Benchmark.

John


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[Johnw...ski]

I got my 45-70 back from being rebarreled a few weeks ago and have had mixed success with my 535 gr. Lyman boolits. I had opened up the bore rider for the old barrel and now it is too big. Haven't been happy with this mold from the get go so I ordered a custom mold from Steve Brooks. When you consider what you pay for these production molds and the fact that it's the luck of the draw if all dimensions fit your rifle a custom mold doesn't seem so expensive.

Any way, got to the range today and tried two of my favorite loads that I used in the old 1 in 14" twist barrel. They worked very well in the new barrel, 1 in 18" twist and 2 inches longer at 28", both giving 1" groups at 100 yds.
The boolits were 425 gr. gas checks similar to Lyman 405 gr. from Glenhills Cast Bullets. CCI BR2 primers lit off 43.0 gr. H 4895 and 45.0 gr. Benchmark.

John


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[Johnw...ski]

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[Buckshot]

................Ain't nothing wrong with those at all. I have a copy of the couple articles De Hass wrote on building the original FDH and the improved version. Did you build yours?

................Buckshot

[Johnw...ski]

Hi Buckshot,

I did build it myself, however since I sold my machine shop I had to have it rebarreled by someone else. I built three and they all work flawlessly except the
.22 rimfire is somewhat of a PITA to load the way the breach is covered.

There isn't anything wrong with that new schuetzen you got either.

John


................Ain't nothing wrong with those at all. I have a copy of the couple articles De Hass wrote on building the original FDH and the improved version. Did you build yours?

................Buckshot