I would like to order a 45-70 barrel for my Encore pistol. I have several questions. I would prefer a 10 to 12 inch bull barrel. Any problems with that length or contour? I have a good bit of experience with the 45-70. I have always wanted to match a mold with a new barrel. Any suggestions there? I am thinking about a 405 at approximately 1600 fps. Any mold suggestions?I want the best muzzle break I can get, any suggestions? I am waiting for my new 6.5 X 284 from MGM, I am pretty sure I am going to order a 45-70 barrel from them, they have treated me well so far. Tom.
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I would like to order a 45-70 barrel for my Encore pistol. I have several questions. I would prefer a 10 to 12 inch bull barrel. Any problems with that length or contour? I have a good bit of experience with the 45-70. I have always wanted to match a mold with a new barrel. Any suggestions there? I am thinking about a 405 at approximately 1600 fps. Any mold suggestions?I want the best muzzle break I can get, any suggestions? I am waiting for my new 6.5 X 284 from MGM, I am pretty sure I am going to order a 45-70 barrel from them, they have treated me well so far. Tom.
A real good deer/black bear cast bullet for the .45/70 is the Lyman 457122HP, which from my mould comes out 342 grains using wheel weights. It is a plain-base bullet, so when I want to shoot it fast, I put an inverted gascheck on top of the powder charge. This seems to work well. I think a .45/70 pistol shooting a 400-grain bullet at 1600 FPS is going to be "fun" to hang onto!
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I have not ordered the barrel yet-so the beauty is I can specify everything. Things such as chamber size, necks, free bore, and rifle twist can all be specified. I will actually be able to match a dummy round, and a mold to my barrel. That is the reason for my question. I am trying to determine what bullet. dummy round, and possible load to build the barrel around. The smith is asking for a dummy round, before he starts the barrel. Tom.[/align]
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Thanks for the useful information Younggun. Iposted this question on two other sites and got a dozen good ideas, but the "stupid" comment trumps everyone else's comment. I will just throw away the $300-$400 dollars worth of components that I already have. What was I thinking?? Tom.
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Head - Aside from youngman's input , I too am interested in getting a .45-70 barrel for my contender. I won't go as far as a custom barrel though. Probably an OTC one from thompson/center.
I don't know anyone who has this chambering around here and would like to know how the recoil is. The heaviest chambering I have right now is the .35 Rem which isn't bad at all even with my 'heavy' 200 gr handloads.
Please let me know what its like after you shot it.
Oh - and youngman, if you're reading this response. A contender or encore handgun in the right hands and the right load is probably more accurate than a lever action rifle. And that's from experience not just blowing smoke.
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45-70 Pistol
, I too am interested in getting a .45-70 barrel for my contender. I won't go as far as a custom barrel though. Probably an OTC one from thompson/center. 
