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Thread: Questions on 45-70 Paper Patch

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    Default Questions on 45-70 Paper Patch

    Hi all




    I just received some Montana Bullet Works 540gr Paper patch bullets. I want to give them a try out of my sharps using smokeless. I've been using IMR3031 under Oregon Trail 405s and 500s. There doesn't seem to be a lot of data on the real heavy bullets. Are there any books that list smokeless loads for the 540grs.

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    Try AA5744 and go to their webpage to get info they have it.
    Ken
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    Thanks Ken

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    After five years of trying I have finally found THE load for my Marlin 1895g. Does everything I want done and is still shootable. I started with new Remington brass, annealed the first ¾ inch using the melted lead method, belled with a Lee expander and primed with CCI 200. The powder charge is 52gr AA 2495. I started with 48 and worked up with no signs of pressure. This is a compressed load, even using a 16 inch drop tube. The magic bullet is cast in a Lyman 451114 mould. The alloy is 17 parts pure lead, 2 ½ parts linotype, and ½ part tin. The bullet drops from the mould .451 and is ready for patching. I make my patches from 16lb green bar computer paper, cut 2.750 long on a 60* angle 1.500 high. I dip in water and wrap twice around the bullet. They are left to dry overnight, then lubed with LLA. The next day the tails are clipped and the bullet is run through a .459 Lee sizing die. I seat them to an OCL of 2.580. These shoot clover leaf groups at 25 yards and into 1.75 at 100. This is with a Lyman 66 rear sight and factory front sight. Not bad for 55 year old eyes. Bullet performance on game is all one could ask for. I’ll not quit experimenting, but how does one improve on perfection?

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