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Pglasgow

That is better than I thought I would get from you... I thought for sure you were going to tell me about the 45/70 Buffalo gun... and what it could do... I remember it was one of your favorites.... and I was going to come back but, even Quigley shot 110 grains of BP when he was down under....

OK - lost me explain again in everyday terms that I will understand, what you are telling me.....

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Now come on folks you all know according to TB it is un ethical to shoot them there rounds you will have wounded deer running all round that state. (Just kidding great work from a great rifle)

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sabot, why dont you try the 385 grain great plains bullets out? you'd be good out to 150 yards with them. im using 90 grains pyro rs and the 385gn bullet and Phil did his chart on the computer and it shows me good out to 120 yards dead on and i believe 7" low at 150. Seeing how t7 is more powerful than RS, you'd probably be only a couple inchs low at 150.

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Sabotloader, your chosen name says a lot. I wonder if Conicaloader s available! Having been a long time user of the 370 maxiballs, I'll be interested to see how you work up a 100 yd. load with that weapon. Be careful. At 90 grains RS I get a major pounding after 10 rounds or so. Good thing I don't bruise easily. Can't imagine a 460 gr. wallop. Don't be too concerned about lead fouling. Solvents probably deal better with lead than with plastic. I have a feeling well be seeing some pictures of your elk on the ground next Fall. Good shooting.

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I was just saying that you really can't be certain that the bullet will be 3" low at the MPBR. It is better to lift the trajectory so that you are say 1.5" low at that range. Yes, it will raise the arc above 3", but it is a more predictable trajectory for a number of reasons. If you happen to 1 1/2" off at the MPBR, you still hit within 3" of POA. So maybe the top of the arc is almost 4" at 70 yards, but70 yards is pretty easy to tell and if you need to adjust for it won't be difficult.

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90 grains RS and the 385 grain bullet feels like peanut butter. 14 shots one day and a huge smile on my face and zero pain. Except for my hands, they were frozen. #1 rule, always keep a set of gloves in the truck!

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If you want to try some 385 grain Buffalo Bullet Conicals, let me know.. I have a case of them.. :D

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Im still interested in buying some off you! I'd easily buy up 100 bullets for starters.

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Gander, what gun are you using? The metal buttplate on my CVA mountain rifle is pretty unforgiving. Maybe I'm just soft....

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ouuuuuuuch! metal buttplate + 385 grain bullet for me = Im on the way to the hospital with a broken collar bone. The rifle im shooting those out of is a Win. X-150 with a nice recoil pad. My traditions flintlock likes the 295 grain powerbelts and even then i drop my load down to 70-80 grains.