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AW 45/70
AW 45/70
Hi friends sorry it took so long to get back with this but couldn't see good enough with cataract in my right eye had laser fix it couple weeks ago . I shot first at 50 yards using 300 gr ball. Silver tips and held about a 1 1/2 group after adjusting rear sight then moved back to 100 yard bench and shot 2 in group this is with iron sights so for me this is good and these loads were 63.5 gr of H335. Aw had a little more recoil then with same load in my cc 45/70 but still not bad enough to cause me to flench bad. Also i shot some 405 gr Missouri coated cast with 34 gr of H4198 and grouped 1 1/2 in with these at 50 yds and they had a little more kick . No leading from about 20 shots. Didn't use crony on cast bullets but data said about 1450 fps.
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Hoo6,H010cc,H010AW , Ho12 cc
Re: AW 45/70
Also I didn't say how the AW felt it was balanced great cycled excellent . I will only use this rifle with iron sights for shooting up to 150 yard shots and my cc for longer being it is scoped. I love both of these rifles and may even carry both hunting at same time in deer stands this year
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Hoo6,H010cc,H010AW , Ho12 cc
- JEBar
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Re: AW 45/70
good to hear the 300 gr (Nosler) Ballistic Silvertips perform well in your rifle .... we have found they excel in our 45-70
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