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#185514 - 01/23/20 09:34 AM Re: Fancy Wood [Re: pappy19]
Wayne Dengler Offline
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Being that my Shiloh Sharps is very heavy (18 lbs),the recoil of the 45/70 is pretty much non existant.

Try the same loads in say a H&R Handy Rifle,things get interesting pretty quickly.

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#185531 - 01/23/20 11:15 PM Re: Fancy Wood [Re: Wayne Dengler]
Duke Offline
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I'm shooting an entirely different gun with the same cal. Bought my 50 cal.TC Hawken brand new in '76....one of 3 weapons I purchased that year to celebrate the Bicentennial....& being alive. VA had added a new early muzzleloader season for turkeys & whitetails that gave me two more weeks to live & run the woods with almost no other hunters!
I too never have understood (or felt) the "big kick" that 110 grain under 240 or 300 gr. round is supposed to bring. And I've loaded the REALLY big boys a few times......just because. BUT there ain't no more rhinos or water buff in my part of SW VA.
I admit that this incredibly balanced, beautiful tack driver is a tad heavy but it is so well balanced that never notice. AND the stories from the years...... ......aaaahhhhhh.....
Thanks.
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#185532 - 01/24/20 08:25 AM Re: Fancy Wood [Re: Duke]
Wayne Dengler Offline
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Duke,
If you want a real treat,try touching off a 444 Marlin or 45/70 in a T/C Contender with a 14" bbl.

You will see the bull poop in the buckwheat real quick.

BP loads tend to "push" in recoil,at least in my experience. Not the sharp hit of smokeless.

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#185534 - 01/24/20 10:58 AM Re: Fancy Wood [Re: Duke]
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Loc: Lake Fork, East Texas

Originally Posted By: Duke
BUT there ain't no more rhinos or water buff in my part of SW VA


The RHINOS and the CAPE BUFFALOES are "gone" in East Texas too!!!

But these new critters have had me thinking about a .45/70!


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#185535 - 01/24/20 01:02 PM Re: Fancy Wood [Re: coachblalock]
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hogzilla
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#185537 - 01/24/20 01:49 PM Re: Fancy Wood [Re: GCTom41]
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Tom:

hogillas! plural!

If you look closely, the one on top is a sow and the one on the bottom is a boar.

We are seeing more & more really big hogs!

Coach
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#185542 - 01/24/20 04:34 PM Re: Fancy Wood [Re: coachblalock]
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Loc: Blue Ridge Mtns. Va.
That is a really nice hog. They haven't made it to my part of Va. yet but it is just a matter of time. I have a custom made 243 with Tiger Maple that I will try to get a pic of and post it soon it has double set Tim. triggers and all you have to do is put a shadow on the trigger and she fires. It is a Benchrest rifle.
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