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Offline alan in ga

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Ruger #3 45/70,,,,loads?
« on: September 03, 2003, 01:41:23 AM »
Just got a #3 in 45/70,,,anyone got a load they like in theirs? What do you guys think of the old #3s? This one is a "Liberty" stamp model, too.
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Ruger #3 45/70,,,,loads?
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2003, 04:18:34 PM »
Hi, Alan:  I've got one topped with a 2-7 Redfield (old eyes).  I shoot cast wheel weights from a Lee 405 mould on top of 47.0 grains of IMR 3031.  Also use 325 grain bullets cast from an RCBS mould with 54.0 grains of IMR 3031.  The 405's are a shoulder-full from the bench, but they hit with authority!  Both will group within 2 inches at the 100 yard line--but not to the same POI.  I just stick with the 405's--my hog gun.  Enjoy that #3.
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still the factory recoil 'plate'?
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2003, 01:39:43 AM »
mine has been fitted with a fairly solid pad. Guess that, although "altered",,it's for the best! Prettiest wood I've seen on a #3. Most are very plain.
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