Stormin.40
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I am going to start reloading for my Springfield Trapdoor 45-70 pretty soon and would like to use black powder. In researching different loads and techniques I have come across a lot of people who seem concerned over the recoil of the 405 and 500gr black powder loads.
I recently purchase 20 rounds of Goex manufactured black powder cartriges, these were 405 grain LRNFP. I have only shot 4 of these but found the recoil to be very comfortable out of my rifle.
Does anyone know how many grains of BP Goex is putting in these cartriges, I suppose I could pull one apart and measure but was hoping this was a know commodity.
I was hoping to load 500 grain LRNFP bullets for my rifle and was going to use Goex FFg with whatever amount of black powder it took to seat a 500 grain bullet on top of a 0.03 fiber wad and get about 1/8" of compression. Not sure how much powder that is but experimentation should work right?
I don't have the components and have zero experience loading black powder cartriges.
I recently purchase 20 rounds of Goex manufactured black powder cartriges, these were 405 grain LRNFP. I have only shot 4 of these but found the recoil to be very comfortable out of my rifle.
Does anyone know how many grains of BP Goex is putting in these cartriges, I suppose I could pull one apart and measure but was hoping this was a know commodity.
I was hoping to load 500 grain LRNFP bullets for my rifle and was going to use Goex FFg with whatever amount of black powder it took to seat a 500 grain bullet on top of a 0.03 fiber wad and get about 1/8" of compression. Not sure how much powder that is but experimentation should work right?
I don't have the components and have zero experience loading black powder cartriges.