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Offline Brasskisser

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Slight Leading in 45-70 BPRC
« on: June 30, 2003, 03:09:30 AM »
We shot 25 rounds in 8 - 12 minutes at steel buffalo shiloutes and the guns really heat up.  I am sizing as cast bullets (535gr Postell, Creedmore, and others) to .459.  Mix is 30/1. Either pan lube or lubed in 450.  Lube is commercial, Lee Shaver's BP Moly.  Please advise on recommendations to reduce leading.  I am thinking of going to .458 and harder mix, maybe 20/1.  What would you recommend?
Do a lot of CAS, and BPRC. Love to shoot them Buffalo Guns, Both silhuette and long range.

Offline Charlie Detroit

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Slight Leading in 45-70 BPRC
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2003, 03:47:28 AM »
Definitely a harder mix... 20/1, or Lyman #2. The size does sound a little big, too. Most like .458" best, but there's always an odd one. In any case, a sizing die is a cheap way to find out.
How new is the rifle? How smooth was the bore to begin with...I was careful to shoot some jacketed stuff through mine to burnish the bore (about 4 boxes, as I recall), cleaning with a good copper solvent every second or third shot (if copper fouling stays in the bore and lead fouling is deposited on top of it, you have a problem!). Seems to be pretty much OK. I use a lead solvent to clean after I get the powder fouling and grease out, which is easy.
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