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Post by lostcoyote on May 26, 2013 0:15:40 GMT -5
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Post by schmidty on May 26, 2013 7:04:51 GMT -5
I've been told that there really is no maximum...provided that you stick to tested/established loading data for the .45-70 cartridge. I've been told that the BFR will handle the #3 loadings....though I've never tried it - as I find the #2 loads quite sufficient. It will after all, handle the .450 Marlin.
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Post by lostcoyote on May 26, 2013 11:53:54 GMT -5
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Post by whitworth on May 26, 2013 12:11:56 GMT -5
does the BFR 500S&W have about thge same frame thicknesses as the 45-70? if so, then i guess the 45-70 version could handle an effective 50cal load. anyway, just wondering the gun's limits. It's the same frame. Keep in mind the SAAMI max for the .500 S&W is right around 62,000 psi.
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Post by lostcoyote on May 26, 2013 16:05:38 GMT -5
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Post by whitworth on May 26, 2013 16:11:12 GMT -5
thanks Whit. how hard have you pushed the (BFR) 45-70? I don't have one. You can push them pretty fast without getting into really high pressures.
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Post by crazycarl on May 27, 2013 18:44:03 GMT -5
I used to think a .45-70 revolver was not the brightest idea. Then I got a Guide Gun....
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Post by lostcoyote on Mar 15, 2014 13:31:33 GMT -5
before... after... had jack huntingtons shop do the grip modification using black micarta (too late to have him change it to dark ebony) and also reduce the barrel length from 10" to 8-3/8" have not shot it yet but the grip sure does feel good in my hand.
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Post by bigbores on Mar 15, 2014 17:46:29 GMT -5
Ive seen this one shot 50,000PSI loads but its not a BFR but rather a blown up ruger that was welded up, x-rayed, heat-treated, and converted to a 5 shot 45-70. Never pushed any of my 45-70 BFR's that hard but my 45-70s have seen 40,000PSI load data.
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