Home Forums Hunting & Shooting BPCR 45-70 vs 45-90, -100, -110, ets

Reason I'd asked is that I remember sending Al my .45 reamer prints in 2002. I'd stopped in at his place on the way back to Az. from Raton, and we discussed chambering in some detail,.....

The thing to bear in mind as one wades through this chambering game is to design your Boiler Room area around brass that is commonly available TODAY. Original freebores, tapered throats and leade angles are the real articles of interest one's looking for, and more likely to want to replicate.

I see's ya neighbor LOL, got me a pair of them there sticks on the way too

Gunner

No need to go to half cock. The firing pin does not move forward unless you pull the trigger and push forward on the hammer while holding the trigger down. You just have to understand how firearms work. You could probably find someone locally to show these things.

Just rolled out my first ones last night Biebs, its cake man, gonna load 'em up and test fire this week

Sent pics to ET, for grading my work

Gunner

Good to know...I don't exactly have the hands of a surgeon. Hey, I have some feelers out on a Shiloh Montana Roughrider in 45-70 and a Shiloh Long-Range in 45-90. Pretty soon :-)

I'll admit the Wifey got me set up with a S/S scalpel and a self healing cutting pad of about 10X12", and was told what I needed by the experienced PP hands right here, and got all the supplies from Buffalo Arms.

And good luck on the hunt for a rifle, Evil Twin busted a moose and a buffalo with his Sharps, you gonna use one for yours?

Gunner

Dunno...my Bansner Ultimate in 375 RUM is all ready to go...hate to disappoint. Hey, i hear tell you're making progress on the Mozambique Buff hunt!

10-roger on the custom killa

Leanin' real hard on the Buff deal.

Gunner

Mozambique....like hunting Africa in the 1920s.

UH-HUH

Gunner

Couple of pretty good deals here,http://www.blackpowderspg.com/classifiedads.html,including a 44-77.

There's also an older guy in town with a 50-140 Sharps, with dies, brass, and a few bullets, I'm guessin' that would be more of the same, as in my 45-120...not necessary, and harder to load for?

Gunner

If these are two that are currently on the Shiloh website (for immediate purchase, BTW), either of those rifles would be sweet. For a hunting & long range target combo rifle, my suggestion would be for the 30" hvy barrel and a steel shotgun buttplate. 45-70 would be the typical "starter" chambering, but 45-90 has a bit more testosterone factor and about the same learning curve. Beyond that is very much personal preference. Hope your search is short . . . and your possesion is soon .

Gunner pick it up cheap then sell all the accessories to pay for a rebarrel.

Man, that .50-140 Sharps would be a fire belching, butt kicking sucker...

Does the "older" dude still shoot it?

I remember reading about Buffalo Bill's .50-70 Trapdoor he used to hunt buffalo. He reportedly ran his horse along side the buffalo, shot them point blank with "Lucrezia Borgia", the gun's name, and often the buffalo hide would catch on fire from the blast.

Wonder what all that 140 version would burn...?

DF

LOL Gents, I dont think the old guy shoots it, IIRC it weighs around 13 lbs, and he had some 600+ grain GG bullets for it, with a tang sight, buckhorns, RCBS dies, and a pile of brass, kinda like the set-up I found only bigger.

I would load up and hunt that monster in a NY sec.

Gunner

And what would ya recommend for a re-barrel Ranch, 45-90?

Gunner

No I'ld probably do a 16lb 44-90 or 45-100 for long range work.

A big 10 on the fire breathin' truck axle

Gunner