Welcome guest, is this your first visit? Create Account now to join.
  • Login:

Welcome to the NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.

Search Forums

Advanced Search
Gunworks DPT


User Tag List

Results 1 to 15 of 32
Like Tree25Likes

Thread: Who's shooting .45/70. ?

Threaded View

  1. 20-04-2018, 06:46 PM #12
    Jit
    Jit is offline
    Member Jit's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2015
    Location
    Wellington
    Posts
    866
    Quote Originally Posted by mawzer308 View Post
    @Jit the best factory ammo currently available in NZ is the Hornady 325gr Leverevolution. Reloads take the 45-70 to whole new level, My current loads are:

    57grs AR2207 and Hornady 300gr projectiles these are doing 2110fps out of the 18.5 barrel.

    Second load is 51grs AR2207 and Hornady 350gr FP for around 1950fps.

    Both shooting around 1 inch groups at 50m with ghost ring sights.
    Cheers. Where do get the sights?
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
 

 
« cheap electronic vs beam scales | Searching for 200 grain 9.3 cast projectiles »

Similar Threads

  1. Auckland Shooting Range Shooting
    By Dermastor in forum Shooting
    Replies: 79
    Last Post: 15-02-2019, 10:26 PM
  2. Shooting Hut
    By ChrisF in forum Projects and Home Builds
    Replies: 19
    Last Post: 03-12-2016, 08:50 AM
  3. Shooting help
    By rs200nz in forum Shooting
    Replies: 12
    Last Post: 19-04-2015, 09:30 PM
  4. Where to buy a shooting mat
    By rs200nz in forum Firearms, Optics and Accessories
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 24-02-2014, 10:54 AM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts

Forum Rules

Welcome to NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums! We see you're new here, or arn't logged in. Create an account, and Login for full access including our FREE BUY and SELL section Register NOW!!
All times are GMT +13. The time now is 11:06 AM.