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Originally Posted by Blitzzz
I have a 45-110 sharps. I am working the loads and am looking for a good load to shoot competitively. My loads run about 1650 fps, all that i have read about competition is that they load to about 1450Fps. They say this allows them to shoot all day without too much pain. The amount of powder I use is less than some of the loads I've read about. It i s black powder and I have a 34 inch barrel and think the powder burns longer down the barrel. Any one have any suggestions or recipes. I do use corn meal as a filler to fill the case. Thanks for any help. I used the search button and found nothing on this subject. If found inappropriate, go ahead and close it. Blitz
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BZ:
Just because you are a QP. I bought my first Shilo Sharps in 1982 when you could get them within two weeks of order. He, he, he.
One of them is a 45-90 Long Range Express with XXX Walnut and the adjustable aperature front sight with long range rear sight. Haven't shot any of them for four or five years and have a case of Goex sitting around getting unstable.
I never got consistent results from any PP bullet so I would write that one off if I were you but I know how guys are and you will probably spend at least $1K on PP bullets before you figure out that they aren't that good afterall.
I shot a Lyman 457-123 bore rider through the rifle. It was extremely consistent and weighed in at about 510 grains. Any decent ALOX will work fine with it. I would shoot a duplex load of about 5 grains of 4227 or similar smokeless with about 75 grains of 2F black. My best loads were 80 grains of 2F and a card wad. It would hold two minutes at 200 which was pretty good for cast bullets and black powder. I never got that accuracy with smokeless except for a 38-55.
I tried grease wads, different thickness of card wads, etc, etc, etc. The only difference was in terms of how much time you wanted to spend to get the same results!
To me, the difference will be in terms of your bullet choice, alloy, and how anal you are about the bullet itself. Not sure who is making the best molds anymore but Lyman and LBT did a good job then. Get the best mold and use the most pure alloy. Understand your casting temperatures, mold temperature, and fluxing variables and then go for it. You ought to be able to make fifty decent bullets in an hour or two out of maybe 75 cast.
My 45-90 was right at 1300 fps with those Lyman bullets, softest lead I could find in fact. 80 grains of 2F. Quite a good shooter in terms of the cartridge.
Have fun!
Gene