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RE: old roller for the 2014/2015 season - rdnck - 03-30-2015
I will use a Shiloh Business Rifle in 45-70. Load will be a 480 grain round nosed paper patched bullet at 30-1 over 70 grains of KIK 2f powder. This cartridge and load will shoot all the way through a buffalo from end to end and does not kick you silly. My 45-110 gets very little use nowadays.
The 45-70 or the 44-77 are just about the perfect hunting round delivering outstanding accuracy coupled with moderate recoil and really good killing power. Shoot straight, rdnck.
RE: old roller for the 2014/2015 season - Kurt - 03-31-2015
Don and I agree and disagree on a few things, but when it comes to the .44's there are no disagreements.!! I just came home from the range and shooting my 35" barreled .44-100 Rem ST. 25# Tolofson rifle. The morning was perfect slight switching winds behind my neck and face 49 degrees. It just don't get any better.
For hunting I grab the .44-77 or the .44-90bn. The 90 I think is a little over powered for Bison, but it sure does a number on them.
Kurt
RE: old roller for the 2014/2015 season - Don McDowell - 03-31-2015
How did that heavy bugger shoot today? Good I hope.
RE: old roller for the 2014/2015 season - Kurt - 03-31-2015
Don,
That wagon axel always shoot good. Except at Baker last year at the 1000. I didn't find it till the last shot.
The blue tape is what I shot using the trapdoor carbine with some PP bullets and the white tape I used some 500 gr Gov. RN bullets.
I'm thinking about screwing that barrel off the Sharps action and having CPA fit it to their action and put the original .44-90bn barrel back on the Sharps. I miss that round barreled Sharps. Really made a mistake changing it.
![[Image: th_IMG_2289_zps232yz2bn.jpg]](http://s22.photobucket.com/user/940Leadpot/media/IMG_2289_zps232yz2bn.jpg.html)
RE: old roller for the 2014/2015 season - Don McDowell - 03-31-2015
Now that might really be a good plan. That round barreled 44-90 was a dream to shoot.
RE: old roller for the 2014/2015 season - Kurt - 03-31-2015
That's the one you shot at Alliance and plastered that 1K with it.
RE: old roller for the 2014/2015 season - Don McDowell - 03-31-2015
Yup I remember it well.
, they made me give you back your rifle.....
RE: old roller for the 2014/2015 season - Kurt - 03-31-2015
Yah; big mistake letting you shoot that