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New trapdoor carbine

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Wooly Dan:
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?

Drydock:
Fill the case to the base of the bullet, no compression.  Probably around 50 grains by weight 2f 777.

Niederlander:
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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Wooly Dan:
Thanks planning on having fun figuring it all out.

Snake Oil:
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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