range report

[Scibaer]

wow ! i am extremely impressed with my new 45-70 BC. i shot it today for the first time. its wearing a pallet wood monte carlo buttstock  and a schnable forend. the 32 in. barrel has a weaver 82 scope rail carrying a simmons scope. all i did was get it sighted in today, 10 rounds of hornady's 300gr. jhp pushed by 47 grains of H4198. recoil was mild, only a solid push and thump at the shoulder. i shot from the bench at 100 yards to get a zero. bore sighted, and 3 shots to get it in the X .  2 seperate 2 inch groups about 3 inches high at 100 yards. instant addiction to the 45-70 ! i cant wait to set up on a hog next week !
glenn

[quickdtoo]

Ya know, even a 2"group looks fantastic with them big ol holes, doesn't it!!

Congrats, you're hooked again!!   

Tim

[Scibaer]

oh yeah, i was shooting a old  Ad sign frame and backing, the targets were duct taped to it..
 them big ol' holes sure looked good, lol and the blow out on the back side were awsome !
i cant wait to see what it does to a hog !

[stimpylu32]

Glenn buddy you went and done it now , you'll be spending twice as much time in the shops from here on out . first you will look over all the guns then you will be looking over all the hand loading stuff to see what they have to fit what gun .       

stimpy

PS --- You did good 

[happydog]

Don't know if you "cast-yer-own", but cast bullet shooting opens an entire new field of fun with the 45-70.  There are many different bullets to choose from and most should easily make "hog soup" even at lower velocity (read milder recoil).  Congrats on some good shooting!     

[Scibaer]

Yeah, i am already planning a trip to the gun store this week, i need a few things, lol ..
my two local gun shops carry a "get you started" selection, but i think i need to expand 

i dont cast my own, i think that'd be fun though.. something else to learn and work with.. well now that you mention it, .......

[Smokin Joe]

Yeah, Glenn, I can see it now............pretty soon your loading area will look like this:

[Scibaer]

i have a strong draw to the buckskinner  era. i dunno why.  fur trapper/grizzly adams type stuff just makes sense to me.
my brother is a civil war cannon restorer and re-enactor,  its neat but not for me.
i picked up a vibrator tumbler today, and was looking real hard at the  melt pot and molds.. trying to figure out how to fit that stuff in the budget.
 i need to get a kid out of the house, so i can take over her bedroom and make a reloading room...i wonder how a buckskinnners tent in the back yard would go over with the wife.. i could end up living out there, lol
glenn

[Scibaer]

Here is a pic of my pride and joy.

[Smokin Joe]

What do you call her? Mine's "Big Thunder"

 

[Scibaer]

I dunno. i've been tossing that around some and aint settled on anything  that fits.
 i do like what you have come up with for yours, and i read on here somewhere someone calls his "big nose kate".
i guess i'll hae to come up with something and get back to ya. 
glenn