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honestly, what i think of my 45/70 trapper
« on: December 11, 2011, 11:06:55 AM »
with its 18.75" barrel and my leupold s.a.b.r. ultimate-slam 2-7x33 with fake case hardend receiver
and camo syn's................ i think itsa whitetail kill'n machine. yesterday makes 5 its took
anywhere from distances from 40 to 115yrds. freehand or shoot'n house window sill rested.
handloaded 405gr remington jsp with 32gr imr-4227 @ 1550fps....
so far i snuck up on 2 plots with deers feed'n... got there attention witha foot scrape,
and head lifted towards me... then flop-job ;D   no needta blood-trail.
got one in neck @ 55yrds and tha other in high front shoulder from 115yrds.
the rest was from a rested support. tha freehanded ones are amazing results !!! ;D
 
ya jus gotts know what your shoot'n iron's limits and performances are.... it takes
time behind tha trigger and research behind the press and bench.
 
yall wanna see them 2 shots for evidence?
 
why would anyone want more inna shoot'n iron !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
i've got many other kinds.... but i enjoy these handi's cuz ima 1st class holic !!!! ;D 8) ;)
 
story and pics added to tha success stories thread.
 
and i thank yall.............................. ;D
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Re: honestly, what i think of my 45/70 trapper
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2011, 11:45:12 AM »
WOOHOO!!  GOOD JOB!!!! Whats NOT to love?!?!!  ;)
 
Be sure to post that up in the sucess thread!
 
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Re: honestly, what i think of my 45/70 trapper
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2011, 12:26:20 PM »
Nice shootin' Doc! ;D    Now I gotta put IMR4227 on my to try list for my 45-70 shorty.  My barrel is about 3/8" shorter than yours so I am sure I will lose a lot of range. ::)
 
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Re: honestly, what i think of my 45/70 trapper
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2011, 12:29:33 PM »
Good shootin John!!  ;)

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Re: honestly, what i think of my 45/70 trapper
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2011, 02:40:31 PM »
Great man, a shorter .45-70 is on my list of barrels, along with the 30-30 w/ irons, and a 500 w/ irons.  lol
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Re: honestly, what i think of my 45/70 trapper
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2011, 04:13:30 PM »
Nice shootin gendoc!
 
I love that 45-70!
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Re: honestly, what i think of my 45/70 trapper
« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2011, 04:44:22 PM »
Great shooting, wish i could use a 45/70 in my area for deer. I have wanted one since i joined this forum due to reading posts like your's, I'm all about the iron sights too, i even added them to my .17hmr and the .223 BBL i got from you a while back, both with peep sights and just love shooting "Old School"
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Re: honestly, what i think of my 45/70 trapper
« Reply #7 on: December 12, 2011, 12:55:40 PM »
adam, great to hear the 223 is giving you great service... i know it did excellent for me before the grandkids needed a lite'r barrel ::)   finally did get anuther bb jus like it and it performs tha same with tha same handload flavor ;D   wish i cud see thru peeps and irons,
got many sharps and creedmoor's with tang ladders and front posts from many many years ago. j2 has been try'n to wear them out since 1988 and j3 has continued the task.....
and of course...... they both have been whipped  ;D ;D 8)
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sea-ya.....
in tha meen time, i'm wait'n for tha  7th trumpet ta sound !!!

gotta big green tractor ana diesel truck, my idea of heaven's chasin whitetail bucks and asa country boy, you know i can survive............

hey boy, hit this mason jar one time...
burn ya lil'bit did'nt it. ya ever been snipe hunt'n ?  come on...

I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.

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Re: honestly, what i think of my 45/70 trapper
« Reply #8 on: December 12, 2011, 02:16:28 PM »
I can appreciate what you mean about a lighter barrel, thats why i mounted the irons to it, saves the 1 pound of scope weight. I too have problems depending on light conditions with the irons and i have near perfect vision, so what i do is use the peep like a traditional sight and place the front sight bead just above the top of the peep, essentially giving a longer sighting radius than a standard middle of the barrel mounted sight, much faster for hunting than trying to locate your target looking through a peep sight. Give it try you might be surprised.
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Re: honestly, what i think of my 45/70 trapper
« Reply #9 on: December 12, 2011, 02:18:26 PM »
Quote from: Adam_R on December 12, 2011, 02:16:28 PM
I can appreciate what you mean about a lighter barrel, thats why i mounted the irons to it, saves the 1 pound of scope weight. I too have problems depending on light conditions with the irons and i have near perfect vision, so what i do is use the peep like a traditional sight and place the front sight bead just above the top of the peep, essentially giving a longer sighting radius than a standard middle of the barrel mounted sight, much faster for hunting than trying to locate your target looking through a peep sight. Give it try you might be surprised.

Not to divert conversation here, but I'm going to put a front sight and skinner peep on my .223 Squirrel assassinator!  hehe  I was looking at the NECG barrel band style, but was just curious how you attached yours or what model you used?  ;)
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Re: honestly, what i think of my 45/70 trapper
« Reply #10 on: December 12, 2011, 02:42:08 PM »
Hi Tacklebury
 
try this link http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,232144.0.html
it shows a .223 bull barrel i bought from Gendoc earlier in the year and lists the info on the sights i used. If i could do it all again i would buy 1 size lower front sight insert as i am almost maxed out of adjustment. But for me it doesn't really matter anyway as like i mentioned earlier i use the top of the wgrs peep just under the front bead and that works perfectly.
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Re: honestly, what i think of my 45/70 trapper
« Reply #11 on: December 12, 2011, 02:47:47 PM »
Quote from: Adam_R on December 12, 2011, 02:42:08 PM
Hi Tacklebury
 
try this link http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,232144.0.html
it shows a .223 bull barrel i bought from Gendoc earlier in the year and lists the info on the sights i used. If i could do it all again i would buy 1 size lower front sight insert as i am almost maxed out of adjustment. But for me it doesn't really matter anyway as like i mentioned earlier i use the top of the wgrs peep just under the front bead and that works perfectly.

Thanks bud.  Mine's the heavy barrel which is larger and I was hoping to fit it without drill/tap, appreciate the info though.  ;)
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Re: honestly, what i think of my 45/70 trapper
« Reply #12 on: December 12, 2011, 07:33:39 PM »
45-70 whats not to like. great shooting bud the 22'' i have i really like. ;D
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