Doc Thornton
10-03-2009, 08:17 PM
Greetings All - I had a Marlin 1895SS - .45/70 already but I was fortunate
enough to run across a 2002 editon of the Guide Gun at a local gun shop.
I was not too sure about the port business but I felt that at $449 dollars I had
to bring it home. The previous owner who traded it in had smeared gun grease
all over it. Down in the sights, hammer spur, under the lever and along side
the reciever and barrel. It looked pretty crappy but it sure cleaned up beautifully
and the bore is very shiney with crisp ballard riffling.
It also had a one piece base and rings attached as well.
Sorry about the story, I'm just excited about it.
THE QUESTION- What would some reccomendations from the cognisenti
out there be in the way of a cast bullet mold in the 350 grain range?
What alloy should the bullet be composed of if fired in the mid teens velocity?
Other than punching paper the only hunting that I plan to do with either rifle
is for hogs or when I can afford the trip to Tennessee or visit relatives in
Alabama. At present I am shooting Oregon Trail 350 grain .45/70 bullets
at a moderate speed out of the 1895 SS (micro groove) and accuracy is good.
I would like to stay with the 350s or lighter bullets for target and trail.
ANOTHER QUESTION - when using liquid ALOX or XLOX is it only necessary
to have just a thin coating on the outside of the bullets? I have been using
a paint brush to glob ALOX in the grooves of some pistol bullets that I cast
and it stays in the groove real nice until later when a good deal of it runs off.
It does not seem like that skinny little coating could work.
Thanks - Doc T.
enough to run across a 2002 editon of the Guide Gun at a local gun shop.
I was not too sure about the port business but I felt that at $449 dollars I had
to bring it home. The previous owner who traded it in had smeared gun grease
all over it. Down in the sights, hammer spur, under the lever and along side
the reciever and barrel. It looked pretty crappy but it sure cleaned up beautifully
and the bore is very shiney with crisp ballard riffling.
It also had a one piece base and rings attached as well.
Sorry about the story, I'm just excited about it.
THE QUESTION- What would some reccomendations from the cognisenti
out there be in the way of a cast bullet mold in the 350 grain range?
What alloy should the bullet be composed of if fired in the mid teens velocity?
Other than punching paper the only hunting that I plan to do with either rifle
is for hogs or when I can afford the trip to Tennessee or visit relatives in
Alabama. At present I am shooting Oregon Trail 350 grain .45/70 bullets
at a moderate speed out of the 1895 SS (micro groove) and accuracy is good.
I would like to stay with the 350s or lighter bullets for target and trail.
ANOTHER QUESTION - when using liquid ALOX or XLOX is it only necessary
to have just a thin coating on the outside of the bullets? I have been using
a paint brush to glob ALOX in the grooves of some pistol bullets that I cast
and it stays in the groove real nice until later when a good deal of it runs off.
It does not seem like that skinny little coating could work.
Thanks - Doc T.