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Offline Ol' Dad

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« on: May 07, 2003, 03:52:19 PM »
Howdy, fellers. I'm a new poster, but I used to come by and look. Then I stop by and got to register. Anyway, just traded fer a Pedersoli Sharps .45-70 and was wonderin, how far will it really shoot.

Much obliged

from Indiana, Ol' Dad
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Offline BruceP

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« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2003, 04:21:02 PM »
Ol' Dad, I'll be the first to say welcome. I'm sure you will get a lot of good advise here. I know I have over the past couple of years. I'm sure you can give us some good advise also. This is a great bunch of guys to hang out with. They are a bad influence though, at least that's what my wife says when I go and buy something new (like a TC contender) just because I read about it here.
I really cant answer your question except to say that the folks shooting BP silhouette shoot better at really long ranges with their and tang peep sights than I can with my scoped rifles, and a lot of them shoot the 45/70.
BruceP
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Offline jeff

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« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2003, 04:43:09 AM »
Ol Dad

The 45-70 is used in competition out to 1000 yards in black powder cartridge matches.  It is also capable of shooting further so make sure you have a good backstop.

 .45-70 at Two Miles: The Sandy Hook Tests of 1879

See the report at the url

www.researchpress.co.uk/targets/sandyhook.htm
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