Author Topic: Buffalo Classic, The 45-90 et. al. (Read 704 times)

Zeke Menuar · « **on:** June 20, 2005, 05:00:05 PM »

I put down more money on my BC that is languishing in the backroom at Sportsman's Warehouse. I did some research on the 45/70 and some of its cousins like the 45-90.

Anyone out there rechambered the BC to 45-90 or even 45-100 or bigger?

If anyone has gone to the longer rounds, what do you think? How's your shoulder?

Thanks
ZM

quickdtoo · « **Reply #1 on:** June 20, 2005, 05:15:19 PM »

45-120!!! Shoulder's not a problem, just add weight to the stock and it's a pussy cat!!! Fun to shoot and very accurate! A crowd pleaser too with the shock and awe factor of the huge cartridge!

Tim

http://www.graybeardoutdoors.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=58971&highlight=45120

The "little" cartridge on the left is a 45-70 w/300 Nosler partition....

Zeke Menuar · « **Reply #2 on:** June 20, 2005, 07:45:36 PM »

I found the 45-70 to 45-110??? thread. This is not good at all!!!. Haven't got the gun out of layaway and I am already plotting ways to get a second BC barrel and begin the slide down the slippery slope. Nothing I like better than to lob a big heavy bullet downrange and annoying the alphabet soup magnum crowd. Smoke, noise and really big holes. Can't get enough.

I think I may be doomed.

In the meantime:

Have to keep busy with my other toys

ZM

Badnews Bob · « **Reply #3 on:** June 21, 2005, 11:49:20 AM »

Nice picture old milsurp is fun to shoot, Haywire Haywood rechambered his BC to .45-90 and its not really much diffrent recoil wise as the .45-70, Makes real nice smoke clouds when stuffed full of GOEX.

Deadeye47 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 22, 2005, 08:06:28 AM »

Well..this is kinda anti-climactic but I finally got my BC barrel back from York from being rechambered to 45-100.....good job from what I can see...now to find the time to shoot it.....I've been so busy I haven't even had time to post anything in a while...

....leaving tomorrow for a family reunion and then off for the 4th of July for two weeks in Dallas...maybe in August... :roll: That is if I can find time to load up all those big deep cases with Goex....

bajabill · « **Reply #5 on:** June 24, 2005, 06:20:59 AM »

with smokeless loading, how much theoretical increase in power could you get from the 45-120?? Im thinking that for smokeless, the improvement in length would be just to load longer bullets, and maybe the 45-90 would be enough of an increase in useable length.

My buddy is going to get a 45-70 Buff Classic rechambered to 45-120, but may not ever get into the BP loading.

quickdtoo · « **Reply #6 on:** June 24, 2005, 06:38:32 AM »

I plan on doing a little experimenting with my 45-120 BC using XMP5744, max recommended loads from Accurate are 41-51 grs depending on the bullet loaded, but that is for a max pressure of 31kpsi, since the BC will handle pressures far in excess of that, I'm gonna work a load up slowly above their max recommendations to see what works. :wink:

Tim

Longcruise · « **Reply #7 on:** June 24, 2005, 01:56:24 PM »

I'm curious to see some chrono data using smokeless in the 45-90. It does give a bit more punch with BP, but looking at some of the chrono results it's not much difference. Maybe a 100 fps? Seems like the 45-90 is getting used mostly for 500 to 900 yard BPC shooting with max weight bullets.

I can load my hi wall with smokeless to a point where I'd not want to do it with much more powder! :shock: