45-70 & h4198

[223fan]

I have a Lee 450gr. mold (457-450F)& some H4198 for my 45-70 and cann't find any load data for the combination.I'm going to shoot these through an Encore and am interested Marlin level loads,I was wondering if someone could give me a start & stop point.Thanks.

[tarbe]

30 to 45 is the range you want to play in. 45gr is pushing the max....so don't start there!

30gr is around 1300 fps. Nice plinking load.


Tim

[223fan]

Thank you.Now to work some loads up,this should be fun:bigsmyl2:

[NuJudge]

http://data.hodgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp

[largom]

Thank you.Now to work some loads up,this should be fun:bigsmyl2:


With that light Encore rifle the fun will stop around 1700 fps. Beyond that and mine hurts, even with a muzzle brake.

Larry

[Crusty Deary Ol'Coot]

Afternoon 223fan,

I ran a bunch of loads over the chrono this past Saturday, All from my RUGER#1-s in 45/70.

Not sure where these fall when considering an Encore, but the following are my results from the #1 w/22'barrel

8 shots w/28gr. H4198 gave an average of 1231fps

3 shots w/30gr. H4198 gave an average of 1305fps

3 shots w/32gr. H4198 gave an average of 1391fps

While 3 shots w/38gr. H4198 gave an average of 1611fps.

Boolet was a 427 - 428gr. from a RCBS 405gr mold w/gas check.

Boolets cast of 20lbs. WW plus one pound of 50/50 solder.

Keep em coming!

Crusty Deary Ol'Coot

[223fan]

Thank You .Im wanting to hit the 15-1600 fps mark if possible.I have to cast some bullets this week.I had a few 405 gr. bullets I played with saturday and made it up to the bottom end of the marlin loads,recoil wasn't as bad as I figured.

[Crusty Deary Ol'Coot]

I found the loads in the 1200fps range to be very mild, while those in the 1600fps range to have a good deal more recoil.

Not a problem in my #1, which would be in the 8lb. range with scope.

Not sure what the Encore is rated for, but you can see that my 22" barrel gave a tad bit over 1600fps with 38gr. H4198.

Keep em coming!

Crusty Deary Ol'Coot