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Offline Wooly Dan

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New trapdoor carbine
« on: September 25, 2022, 08:24:00 AM »
Just picked up a new 45/70 carbine pedersoli.  Sometimes in the right place at right time. I will use 300 grain bullets and triple 7.  Suggestions on amount of powder that still knock our targets?

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Re: New trapdoor carbine
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2022, 01:20:51 PM »
Fill the case to the base of the bullet, no compression.  Probably around 50 grains by weight 2f 777.
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Re: New trapdoor carbine
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2022, 08:39:09 PM »
We usually set the targets to go down with a .38 Special, so I don't think you'll have problems with that.
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Re: New trapdoor carbine
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Re: New trapdoor carbine
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2022, 09:48:24 AM »
Thanks planning on having fun figuring it all out.

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Re: New trapdoor carbine
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2022, 04:05:25 PM »
Dan, I've played with some lighter loads that require some veggie  wads from midway and cornmeal... 35 and 40 grains with cornmeal to make up the extra space... I bet 30 would work for plinking around, but for distance you would want to spice it up...
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