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Offline tacotime

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Finally found some 5744 for the 45-70. Now what?
« on: July 27, 2011, 06:02:17 AM »
5744 has been sold out for a long time at the local shop.  Just found some at Cabelas. Been wanting to try it for awhile.
 
Need a good, mild load for a 350 grain cast bullet in the Ruger #3 around 1200 to 1400fps.  Any good ideas?  The data I saw was 28 to 30 grains.
 
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Re: Finally found some 5744 for the 45-70. Now what?
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2011, 08:13:18 AM »
25.3-28.2 will get you between 1325 FPS and 1475 FPS. Whenever I have a load question I shoot them an e-mail and their staff ballistician usually responds within a day, sometimes less.
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Re: Finally found some 5744 for the 45-70. Now what?
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2011, 01:51:09 PM »
I shoot 28 grs with 350-400 gr bullets. A magnum primer will help it burn cleaner.
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