Just bought a 32" off gunbroker. Final bid was $1400 and some change, and ammo's about $2.50 a round. Probably shouldve looked closer at the 38-55 rolling block that was also for sale.....
@J D I ended up with a Pedersoli Sharps 45-70 with a 28" round barrel. It's awesome. Kinda glad I went with the round barrel. It's just light enough to shoot off hand easy but still heavy enough to eat the recoil pretty good. The set trigger took some getting used to :) I did see some 38-55 ammo on the shelf last week in Northern California. Can't remember the price. But I will look again this Thursday when I'm there again. Congratulations on your new rifle. We might have to look into hand loading for these things. Cheapest 45-70 I've found so far was $2.10 a round.
45-110 is NOT a longer cartridge than a 45-70. Same bullet, same case. the "70" in 45-70 refers to the grains of black powder, or with modern smokeless powder, black powder equivalent. So, a 45-70 and 45-110 sitting next to each other would be identical, but youd know the difference when you fired them.
@jd5446:- The 45-110 case is NOT the same length as a 45-70, the 45-70 is only 2 .1" long, the 45-110 is 2 7/8 long, a considerable difference, and with a modern case you will struggle to get 70 Grns in a 45-70 case because of the solid head.
@@453421abcdefg12345 you CAN get 70 grains of black powder in a 45/70 case. I currently get 70.5 grains of 2F Swiss in a 45/70 case, using a 95 thousandths wad stack and .116 compression. All this depends on how the gun is throated. I happen to use a Saeco 745, 530 grain bullet, works better than I can see at 1000 yards.
Great rifle! Thanks for the video.
Getting one soon. Looking for a octagon 30" barrel model.
Just bought a 32" off gunbroker. Final bid was $1400 and some change, and ammo's about $2.50 a round. Probably shouldve looked closer at the 38-55 rolling block that was also for sale.....
@J D
I ended up with a Pedersoli Sharps 45-70 with a 28" round barrel. It's awesome. Kinda glad I went with the round barrel. It's just light enough to shoot off hand easy but still heavy enough to eat the recoil pretty good. The set trigger took some getting used to :)
I did see some 38-55 ammo on the shelf last week in Northern California. Can't remember the price. But I will look again this Thursday when I'm there again.
Congratulations on your new rifle. We might have to look into hand loading for these things. Cheapest 45-70 I've found so far was $2.10 a round.
Nice rifle Brother
Very nice
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45-110 is NOT a longer cartridge than a 45-70. Same bullet, same case. the "70" in 45-70 refers to the grains of black powder, or with modern smokeless powder, black powder equivalent. So, a 45-70 and 45-110 sitting next to each other would be identical, but youd know the difference when you fired them.
The 45-110 is a longer case then the 45-70 case.
@jd5446:- The 45-110 case is NOT the same length as a 45-70, the 45-70 is only 2 .1" long, the 45-110 is 2 7/8 long, a considerable difference, and with a modern case you will struggle to get 70 Grns in a 45-70 case because of the solid head.
You are absolutely correct, thank you.@@453421abcdefg12345
That is truly the most ignorant statement i have heard this year. The 110 is certainly longer than the 70.
@@453421abcdefg12345 you CAN get 70 grains of black powder in a 45/70 case. I currently get 70.5 grains of 2F Swiss in a 45/70 case, using a 95 thousandths wad stack and .116 compression. All this depends on how the gun is throated. I happen to use a Saeco 745, 530 grain bullet, works better than I can see at 1000 yards.