.50-70
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Re: .50-70
My rifles shot well with a Lyman 515141 450 grain bullet and 68-70 grains of 2fg GOEX. I'd try 68-70 grains of OE 1.5 fg. I loaded them as cast and pan lubed with DGL or My lube of beeswax and bear grease.
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Re: .50-70
I use Lyman's 515141 in a pair of 1870 USN Remington rifles, a New York militia rolling block carbine, an original Sharps conversion, a Shiloh infantry rifle, and a Peabody 56-50 rechambered and converted to 50-70. They all shoot just fine with that bullet and 65 to 70 grains of black powder. Nice easy cartridge to get shooting well. The .522 seems big for a 50-70 Springfield barrel. If I remember right, both my USN Remingtons are around .516 and those are three groove Springfield barrels.
George
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Re: .50-70
I've been using the same Lyman 515141 bullet of 25-1 alloy in several original 50 cal rifles and carbines. Never bothered to measure the actual bore diameter of any of these weapons. They all shot this bullet very well.
Woody
Woody
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Re: .50-70
Ideal 515141 Bullet ..This is the regular standard .50-70-450 bullet for the old .50-70 Government cartridge used in .50 caliber Springfield and Remington single shot rifles, and has an excellent reputation. See No. 6 tool or No. 3 special tool. (PB, FN, 450 - TP is 141)
With your large groove diameter I would contact Accurate mold to have them enlarge this mold to 522 which will also add the weight up to 450gr ... http://www.accuratemolds.com/bullet_det ... 440N-D.png
With your large groove diameter I would contact Accurate mold to have them enlarge this mold to 522 which will also add the weight up to 450gr ... http://www.accuratemolds.com/bullet_det ... 440N-D.png
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John
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Re: .50-70
That's only a 2 groove whereas the #50-440N is a clone of original Ideal bulletIt’ their 52 420S opened up to .526.
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John
John