45/70-90

[tim56]

Many Thanks TALL. Love the 45/70 and would buy another but they don't come up that often and this 90 has caught my attention if we can get a deal sorted.

[TALL]

what make is it, ?

[tim56]

John Bodine rolling block. Second hand but claimed to be Unfired as yet. :-)

[TALL]

NICE,
I love the rolling blocks,
All my Rolling Blocks are originals,
and my Sharps are repro,s,
BUT ARE ALL EXCELLENT FUN ,

[tim56]

Slight change of plans, finished up buying a Pedersoli Sharps with the half round 34" heavy barrel in 45/90. Using 45/70 cases loaded with 60grns of
the black stuff, a card wad, a 4mm thick tallow/wax cookie to take up the space and a 535grn postal bullet seated to give the correct length she shoots
well. Recoil is fairly hefty given the guns weight and had no problem hitting the black at 50m once the sites where dialled in. The set trigger is a
revelation compared to my last roller.! Happy days. :-)

[loiner1965]

slightly off topic but i have a 1870s army 50 cal rolling block pistol......nice action

[tim56]

NICE,
I love the rolling blocks,
All my Rolling Blocks are originals,
and my Sharps are repro,s,
BUT ARE ALL EXCELLENT FUN ,

Hi TALL, what bullets do you use in your Sharps.?? I have a Llyman postell mold and have been casting with pure
lead so far as per my old 45/70 rolling block. A shooting buddy who has a C,Sharps in 45/110 recommends a tin
or linotype mix to harden the bullet up a bit for 45/90 but as I'm using a 45/70 load i haven't as yet done so.
What are you using in your repro,s.??? ATB, Tim

[Treebone]

Tim, I shoot a Shiloh Sharps in 45-100 (2.6") i cast my own from 22:1 lead tin mix in a Buffalo Arms Custom lathe cut 535gr "Money" bullet mould with reduced first driving band, bullets drop from the mould at 0.4575" and are perfectly round so dont need sizing. These moulds are well worth the money and cast beautiful bullets. https://www.buffaloarms.com/458-535-...ty-jim458535m3

TB.

[TALL]

I use a LEE 500gr mould for the 90,
mine drops at 475gr as it came to me from some idiot who had tapped the top of the ali mould with a hammer to get the bullets out,
filed it down, lost a bit of weight but shoots great sized and lubed to .459,
for my 70 I use LEE 400gr & 340gr flat noses, so I can use in Sharps and Winchesters,
sized and lubed to .458, but going to try .459,
makes life easier,
people call the Lee stuff, but for the £s they are spot on,
I use range scrap with some pure lead mixed in as I find it to hard on its own,
guesstimit, has seen me fine for years,
have fun with your new toy,
I get older the toys get bigger,
T

[tim56]

Tim, I shoot a Shiloh Sharps in 45-100 (2.6") i cast my own from 22:1 lead tin mix in a Buffalo Arms Custom lathe cut 535gr "Money" bullet mould with reduced first driving band, bullets drop from the mould at 0.4575" and are perfectly round so dont need sizing. These moulds are well worth the money and cast beautiful bullets. https://www.buffaloarms.com/458-535-...ty-jim458535m3

TB.

What tin do you use.?? I had a supply of linotype but its quickly running out.!! The 535 grn bullet sure does gobble materials up. Tim