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Offline AtlLaw

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Of 45 whatever Handi's
« on: February 24, 2009, 11:01:42 AM »
Sat down at my reloading bench the other night playing with 45-70 and 45-120 cases.  I loaded up 9 45-70's with MSP Ret's load so I could run them over my chrono like I promised him I would.  Hornady 350 gr. RNFP's with 28 gr. of 2400.  Should be a nice comfortable load... even for my youngest grand-baby!   ;D  But ol' Andy is getting on in years so I won't say anything like that to him.  Not wantin to hurt his feelins and all...  ;)

Now I thought this would be a good oportunity to conduct another statistically meaningless experiment and Andy agreed.  So I loaded 3 with 28 gr and no crimp; 3 with 28 gr and a crimp; and 3 with 28 gr, a crimp, and 1.5 gr of poly filler.  All used W-W cases and Federal LR primers with an OAL of 2.550.  Hopefully I'll get to the range this weekend.    :-\

That 6 pack long chore done, I turned my somewhat befuddled attention to those 45-120 cases.  Why not!  I says to myself and grabbed 6 of them.  I have a special fondness for that number...  :P  Anyway, when I was finished I had 6 rounds of 45-120 loaded with 5477 and 405 gr. Rems.  Or maybe it was 40.5 or 54.7 gr. of 2400...  ???  Mighta been 350 gr. Hornadys or 35.0 gr. a beer...  :-\   Had 2 open cans of powder and one of beer on the table... I gotta keep my bench cleaner...  :-[

Anyway  :) I know I used CCI magnum rifle pri ... uh, ... I hope I used rifle... mighta been pistol... see I just stack one box of each type of primer I have on my bench...   :-\:(

Oh well, I learned long ago to keep detailed notes of my reload... um, ... oh yah... I spilled a beer on them notes...

Ta heck wid it!  I'll see how they shoot before I go through all them mental gymnastics tryin to figger out what it was I done 'em with!   ;D
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Re: Of 45 whatever Handi's
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2009, 11:06:54 AM »
One question.. make that two... 
Is that insurance premium paid and I just wanna be sure you have my name spelled right as the beneficary. LOL  ::) ::) ;)

 Be careful there feller, just like you, I want YOU around here for a long time to come!!

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Re: Of 45 whatever Handi's
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2009, 11:13:53 AM »
Here's the data again in case you wanta pull those unknown loads and start over again sometime when the 6-packs are a just fond memory.  ;)

Tim

http://www.accuratepowder.com/data/PerCaliber2Guide/Rifle/ObsoleteCartridges/45%20120%20Sharps%20Straight%20page%20365.pdf
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Re: Of 45 whatever Handi's
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2009, 11:37:07 AM »
Your Jest funnin us aint'cha Richard ;D...........Aint'cha? :o.........Richard? ::) ;) ;D
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Re: Of 45 whatever Handi's
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2009, 01:51:48 PM »
Hope ya don't start drinking outa the cases and trying to chamber them cans.  Take care Richard, Kathie is to good looking to leave yet.  DP
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Re: Of 45 whatever Handi's
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2009, 04:57:01 AM »
Buddy of mine came back from the sandbox......had a set of shot glasses/cups he made.....cut the tops off of 25 mm shell casings and polished them up.  Whenever he toasts he drinks from the shell case and toasts his fellow soldiers. 
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Re: Of 45 whatever Handi's
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2009, 05:51:41 AM »
I'll answer all y'all tonight after I get home and take some pictures.  BTW, did y'all know you can peel a 45 caliber barrel back like a bananna!?   :o   ;)  ;D
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Re: Of 45 whatever Handi's
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2009, 06:08:42 AM »
Of course Richard!  Haven't you ever seen Bugs Bunny put a carrot into the end of Elmer Fudd's barrel? ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Of 45 whatever Handi's
« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2009, 07:04:05 AM »
Richard, ifn ya git a minit, can yu guide me to my gun room?  I seem to have lost it somers.   know it's around here. Jest don't know where.

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Re: Of 45 whatever Handi's
« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2009, 10:03:51 AM »
Quote from: dpe.ahoy on February 24, 2009, 01:51:48 PM
Hope ya don't start drinking outa the cases and trying to chamber them cans.  Take care Richard, Kathie is to good looking to leave yet.  DP


Same length dif diameter tho. ;D


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Re: Of 45 whatever Handi's
« Reply #10 on: February 28, 2009, 06:32:38 AM »
Quote from: AtlLaw on February 25, 2009, 05:51:41 AM
I'll answer all y'all tonight after I get home and take some pictures.

Obviously I lied...  :-[  But I'm here now!   ;D

This thread had some great responses!  But let me address this to any new folk or new reloadres out there who may not know me.   :P  There's not much in this life I take seriously, and my little reloading story was, of course, tounge-in-cheek.  I was playing on well established "never do's" at the reloading bench.  :D  But even the folk who know me and knew I was funnin about what I did still had a flicker of doubt in their minds!  Why?  Because people DO stuff like that!   ::)

Probably the best route is to never take anything I say seriously... I'm probably am talking through my butt anyway.   ;D

There, my disclaimer is done and I feel better!   :P 

Anyway, how could things this pretty be dangerous!?  Andy's (MSP Ret) 45/70 loads flanking my 45/120 loads.  Sorry about the picture  :-[



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Re: Of 45 whatever Handi's
« Reply #11 on: February 28, 2009, 08:19:48 AM »
How could anything so beautiful hurt so bad.  Same thing I said after first fight with the wife(girlfriend at that time).

They do look nice.  Waiting for the report!!!

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Re: Of 45 whatever Handi's
« Reply #12 on: February 28, 2009, 12:01:20 PM »
Eye bin waitin' 2 weeks for video of you shootin' that cannon.  You got me thinking about reaming my Classic, now you've put me on hold.  I figgure if it don't kill you, :o I may have a chance. ;D
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