Went out and crony'd some .45-90 loads at Cresap rifle club in Frederick, MD on Saturday. I worked up from 2,664 ft-lbs up to 4,116 ft-lbs.
The powder I was using was BL-C(2) as recommended by QL. The powder ended up being a good deal slower than predicted, so the maximum pressure I reach I would guess was around 40k. That is just a guess, I haven't updated the QL model with the actual measurements yet.
For most shots I used the sled, but I shot a couple off hand to get a feel for the recoil. I would compare it to a buffalo bore .45-70 ammo.
Every round cycled perfectly through the action. The gun/rounds were extremely accurate too. I was shooting on the 50 yard range because the purpose of this trip was mainly for chronying rounds, but I was tearing the black out of the bullseye little by little every shot
Last edited by JR_Maley; 07/12/10.
