Howdy everyone.
I'm picking up new Winchester 1886 in 45-90. I've been doing some reading up on it, and supposedly you can treat it just like a 458 win mag.
Here's the thing though, this is going to be a serious hunting rifle up north.
I want to be able to single load something like a 350gr-450gr TS or TTSX bullet for longer ranges on a caribou or sheep, and load a 400+ stomper like an a frame for Yogi.
I'm looking at a pretty serious investment in components, so I'm hoping someone can lend a little wisdom here on what type of powders seem to do best with the Barnes TTSX or triple shock copper bullets, as well as the heavy a frames.
I'm completely ignorant of the ballistic capabilities of the heavy 45 within the reloading world. I'm sold on it though, I just love big heavy bullets and lever actions.
am I just being a dunce here? Should I just learn to drop that heavy a frame onto a bou at 400 yards? I just cant imagine it doing better than a nice pointed bullet at that range.
Thanks
I'm picking up new Winchester 1886 in 45-90. I've been doing some reading up on it, and supposedly you can treat it just like a 458 win mag.
Here's the thing though, this is going to be a serious hunting rifle up north.
I want to be able to single load something like a 350gr-450gr TS or TTSX bullet for longer ranges on a caribou or sheep, and load a 400+ stomper like an a frame for Yogi.
I'm looking at a pretty serious investment in components, so I'm hoping someone can lend a little wisdom here on what type of powders seem to do best with the Barnes TTSX or triple shock copper bullets, as well as the heavy a frames.
I'm completely ignorant of the ballistic capabilities of the heavy 45 within the reloading world. I'm sold on it though, I just love big heavy bullets and lever actions.
am I just being a dunce here? Should I just learn to drop that heavy a frame onto a bou at 400 yards? I just cant imagine it doing better than a nice pointed bullet at that range.
Thanks
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