98' Siamese Mauser , 45-70 at the range.

[Ben]

Easy to zero the rifle today.
Load was 45-70 , Starline Brass, Lyman 457483, 390 gr. Gas Check , sized .4595".
Alliant Unique Powder , 13.5 grs., Wolf Large Rifle Primers.
Burris Signature , 1.75 X - 5 X , Variable.
3 rounds at 70 yards.
" DEER BEWARE ! ! "

 

[Brother_Love]

Ben, Great shooting with a great caliber! I am envious as I would love to find a 45-70 bolt action. Malcolm

 

[Ben]

I was concerned about the rounds feeding out of the mag. box.
The owner of the rifle ( prior to me ) said that he shot Win. 300 gr. factory rounds ( he was a Hog Hunter ), he said the Win. factory ammo fed flawlessly.

All my loads today ran from the mag. box up and into the barrel like water running through screen wire.

Ben

 

[Brad]

Looks like a winner.

I have a tool ready to send to you Ben. Just need a little finishing work.

 

[KHornet]

Nice!

 

[fiver]

well,,, it looks like the unique worked.
when it works it works very well.

 

[35 shooter]

Well that went fast. I believe i'd hang on to that one for sure.
Ben's Red and BLL for lube or just BLL alone?

Nice load!

 

[Ben]

Looks like a winner.

I have a tool ready to send to you Ben. Just need a little finishing work.

It will be put to good use on arrival. No rush Brad !

Many thanks,
Ben

 

[JWFilips]

Ben,
Must be a fun rifle to shoot Excellent target all you need now it to hollow point that bullet!
Jim

 

[Glen]

Ooooohhh! Me likey!

 

[Ben]

Well that went fast. I believe i'd hang on to that one for sure.
Ben's Red and BLL for lube or just BLL alone?

Nice load!

Both

 

[Ben]

Ben,
Must be a fun rifle to shoot Excellent target all you need now it to hollow point that bullet!
Jim

Still time for that also.
Or, just buy a HP mould from AL at Noe and keep this one as it.

 

[9.3X62AL]

I don't have "40 Years With The 45/70" like Paul Matthews has had, but my quarter-century-plus has shown it to be an incomparable caliber for its intended purpose (pacifying "hostiles") and a number of other uses. I survived the Ruger Madness with my #1 and 50 of the 350 grain Hornady 350 grain SPs @ 2100 FPS, as well as the 550 grain Mastodon Flatteners (Lyman #462550) at 1500-1600 FPS. The late Col Askins referred to recoil levels of that sort as "exhilarating". My retrospective as to that is that The Colonel was dropped on his head as an infant perhaps one time too many.

The old black powder calibers ALL do pretty decent work at their old BP velocity levels, if you accept their trajectory limitations as a "given" and are willing to stalk a bit closer in the hunting fields. The laser-like trajectories of the 22-250s and their ilk have turned our heads. Goodness knows, the 45/70 is a lot more fun to shoot with a 400 grain-class bullet at 1300 FPS than it is at 1700-1800. There is more to shooting than just trajectory tables. LOOK OUT, DEER is correct.

 

[Ben]

Al,

I'm really liking this rifle.

Thanks,

Ben

 

[freebullet]

Real nice rifle & shooting, Ben.

Makes my shoulder sore just thinking about full power loads from it. I know your well adept at mitigation of that nastiness though. 9-1100fps bout all I'd want in that one. Handi & capable outfit for sure.

 

[Ben]

My shoulder will give out way before this Mauser will.

Ben

 

[Ian]

Ben, you're not helping me say "no" to building that .458 SOCOM AR-15 upper I've been dreaming about.

Already have a nice selection of bullet moulds in the 450-530-grain range, a .45 caliber silencer, and at least nine will fit in a 30-round 5.56 Pmag with no modifications.

 

[Ben]

9 of those in a mag. would be impressive.
I wish you well on your build.

Ben

 

[SierraHunter]

You have no idea how insanely jelious I am of that rifle. I've wanted a bolt action 45/70 for some time. They have a Lee navy magazine rifle at the LGS for 900 bucks...but out of my price range. That one looks like a real keeper, and that paint looks good too.

 

[Ben]

Thanks,

I'm going to like this one !

Ben