Shiloh #3 Sporter 45-120 SS

[Rowdy Rick]

Don

I have a new to me C Sharps in 45-70 so looking at new loads for it also. Like it to be able to do to 1000 yds at alliance.

Rick

[Gunner500]

I need to get some time to shoot a new to me Shiloh #1 in 45-70 to see which bullet it's going to get along with best, then get busy casting. I need a bunch for the 110's and the 90.
With all the rain we've got I'ld probably be ahead to take the swather to the range ,rake and bale it, otherwise I think the bush hog would be a tired little puppy.

Sounds good, are you going to try paper patch or grease groove first in the 45-70?

My gongs are only out to 500 yards, a couple swathes with the 20' batwing and I'm GTG.

[Don McDowell]

What’s a grease groove ?

[Gunner500]

Got it ;]

[Don McDowell]

Hey Rick that CSA sounds like a good rifle. Hope you do shoot with us at the Dean match. Keep us posted on your progress with that rifle

[Gunner500]

Got this re-barreled beast in a month ago too, ran the 530gr paper patch bullets up to 1671 fps over the chronograph just to see what I could get from the big case, have an excellent, accurate and single digit sd load now with the same bullet at a leisurely 1469 fps, WHAT A HAMMER!

[Gunner500]

Wound up with 104 beautiful 500gr Government bullets to try in this 45-120, lubed, sized and ready to go, if this rifle shoots this bullet, it'll be one less I have to roll patches for, I believe it will be a heck of a killer at a throttled back 1488 fps, hoping it will survive the collision with heavy big game animals at that speed, near as I can tell, my alloy for the big grease grooves in 45 and 50 cal. is around 10 or 12 to 1, we shall see, particularly if I get that beast to Africa or on a stateside buffalo hunt.

[Gunner500]

Well, it is a shooter, I have never fired a ragged hole group with any of my '74's until yesterday evening, if this bullet holds up, kills game quickly, AND penetrates straight, it will be a keeper.

[Gunner500]

Was out a daybreak shooting dew North before the sun rose to screw my right eye and front sight, the big 120 with gov greasers was a shooting hammer with the barrel ladder and copper penny front sight, 1, 2, 3, and 4 hundred sights are filed, correlated and ready to go, the gong hits were loud and clear, and ALL less than moa at their ranges, I went up to put an eye on the 400 yard gong, bullet strikes are hard to see when the gongs are covered in heavy dew.

As I turned, I noticed the whole pasture valley was heavy with a giant black powder cloud, it must have been 1000 yards wide and slowly drifting East, what a cool sight to see, there was next to no wind this morning, it was a hell of a fun morning, wiped the rifle down, then casted up 115 paper patch bullets for my 45-110.

I really don't get why the 120 isn't popular and has so many detractors, oh well, i'll shoot and enjoy the hell out of mine.

[rdnck]

Quit telling these guys how much fun you are having with that 45/ 3 1/4. They're all gonna want one! Shoot straight, rdnck.