RBHarter
West Central AR
I don't know if I want to order the mould or not .....
I have an 1895 45-70 to work with a 459-535 for whatever I can get and stand to shoot . I also have a 45 Raptor to make try . The platforms are about even and with Unique and a 405 or 350 I have no difficulties getting what I need from either rifle . What I want is more ........ actually farther is more accurate .
The trouble with the Marlin is of course the length and getting the nearly 3" cartridge from the magazine to the chamber or being able to clear it unfired ......
The NOE has a nose length over .8 including the top band . No biggie deep seating is done all the time and it only has to go down like .43 to clear and run .
This brings me around to a wad card and a powder like 5010 , H1000 etc . , just like me fat and slow , to fill the case and stop set back . Of course that leads to compressed loads getting more compressed . I do have some Hornady LevEvolution brass and there's the Ohio straight wall 45-60 where the case length is cut to 1.8" . If I go to 1.7 I can ,I think , taper crimp on the band maybe just under it . There is also the wad cutter case groove .
The Raptor has no issues with length being a 308 family at 1.8" case and a 7x57 action .
The twist rate in both is sufficient for the 535 . 1100 fps is easy to reach and ballistics that make it a viable hunting solution within reason . 5ft of hold over at 250yd and 9ft at 300yd just 14" at 200 with a 100yd zero .
Let's have at it .
I have an 1895 45-70 to work with a 459-535 for whatever I can get and stand to shoot . I also have a 45 Raptor to make try . The platforms are about even and with Unique and a 405 or 350 I have no difficulties getting what I need from either rifle . What I want is more ........ actually farther is more accurate .
The trouble with the Marlin is of course the length and getting the nearly 3" cartridge from the magazine to the chamber or being able to clear it unfired ......
The NOE has a nose length over .8 including the top band . No biggie deep seating is done all the time and it only has to go down like .43 to clear and run .
This brings me around to a wad card and a powder like 5010 , H1000 etc . , just like me fat and slow , to fill the case and stop set back . Of course that leads to compressed loads getting more compressed . I do have some Hornady LevEvolution brass and there's the Ohio straight wall 45-60 where the case length is cut to 1.8" . If I go to 1.7 I can ,I think , taper crimp on the band maybe just under it . There is also the wad cutter case groove .
The Raptor has no issues with length being a 308 family at 1.8" case and a 7x57 action .
The twist rate in both is sufficient for the 535 . 1100 fps is easy to reach and ballistics that make it a viable hunting solution within reason . 5ft of hold over at 250yd and 9ft at 300yd just 14" at 200 with a 100yd zero .
Let's have at it .