ORIGINAL: younggun308
ORIGINAL: eldeguello
I put one on my Ruger No. 1 .45/70 in which I was shooting a 400-grain bullet at 2270 FPS, with 58 foot-pounds of recoil. It sure helped take SOME of the bite out of it vs the Ruger factory pad (actually more of a hard rubber buttplate than a recoil pad). However, when shooting from a bench rest, I STILL have to loop the index finger of my left hand over the barrel to keep the gun from completely jumping off the sandbag! Maybe I should Magna-port it.....
Huh? Man, there's no way the 45-70 can do that, heck, the 45-70 is just a big fat lumbering piece of lead, very effective, no doubt, but it in no way achieves that velocity!
Maybe you mistyped? You say you shoot a .416 Rigby pretty often, maybe that's what you meant? The 45-70 has that much recoil? I thought it had more like 40 lbs of recoil.
No mistype - for you nay-sayers, here's the load: 60 grainsRE 7,400 grain Barnes Original .458" semispitzer (BC .389),Remington cases, Fed 210 primers.
Now, if you don't believe a Ruger No. 1 .45/70 will break 2200 FPS comfortablywith this load, hey! It's any freeborn American citizen's right to form his/her own opinion. Even if it is wrong! (I don't know what you Canuck's rights are, if any!) But I like folks better when they bother to find out the facts for themselves before forming an unalterable viewpoint.
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BTW, if ANY you decide to try that load, work upto it gently from at least 20% below, and only using a sufficiently strong rifle - NO MARLINS PLEASE!!! I'd hate for any of you geniuses to lose your head........)