First rounds fired in new Henry H010 45/70

[Grunt67]

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Pics of the fist rounds thru the 45/70.
I fired 4 rds of Federal Fusion 300 gr. HP @ 25 yds ( pic on top ), then 4 rds of my reloads, Hornady 300 gr. HP, Starline brass, IMR 4198 powder 41grs. , bottom pic.
Really impressed with the results right out of the box, no adjustments made, maybe fine tune later. Recoil was no problem.
Everything functioned well, love the trigger. Happy dude, LOL

[fortyshooter]

Nice shots! Sometimes they are dialed in right out the box!! I have never tried 4198 in my .45-70 loads.
I use either IMR 3031 or Unique for light loads.

[Vaquero]

Nice shootin Grunt, looks like the sights were right on.
Those hand loads are the ticket.
Congrats, good to see your up and feeling better.

RP

[Grunt67]

Thanks, Randy & forty. I was surprised at how the different loads shot. A bit disappointed in the Federals. Fusion was advertised as great. Maybe so, but not in this particular rifle. I had no idea how the reloads would do. I took the middle ground on the low & hi end of the Hornady book, and came up with that to start. Think I'll stay there.
On the Federals, I think I pulled that low shot. The reloads had 3 in one continuous hole, one in the red.
Shot a couple of rounds at a oil bottle. That thing jumped about 8 ft in the air.
I put a Limb saver on the recoil pad just in case, wasn't necessary. Recoil not as much as expected.
Bottom line, well pleased, fun to shoot. I am feeling better, still not out of the woods yet, but I've had this several times; takes a long time for it to go completely away.
Now, waiting on my free Henry case, LOL

[BigAl52]

Looks Good Grunt. Try 16gr of universal clays and a 350 Berrys if you have some. Another one I like is 36 of 3031 and a 405.

[Grunt67]

Cleaned the bad boy, lubed up with 100% grease, daring a buffalo to come in the yard, lOL

[Stray Cat]

Well that buffalo would have X's in his eyes with that kinda shootin!!
Out of the box I had to drift the rear sight to the right and raise it to the mid notch.
Connecting 3 shots is mighty impressive with the reloads.

[dasmoeturhead]

Good darn shootin there Grunt. Those hand loads are working for ya.

[Grunt67]

Good darn shootin there Grunt. Those hand loads are working for ya.

Thanks, Moe, I'll definitely keep that load. Surprised the heck out of me, actually. Had no idea how that would work. Guess I need to go but a lottery ticket, LOL.

[RanchRoper]

Nicely done.

[BrokenolMarine]

Sweet. A friend of the wife came over, and shared that she had gone to a local gun show near Appomattox recently, and bought herself a present. A Big Boy 357 Carbine. I got mine out of the safe to show her the Skinner Sights, and was disappointed to discover I still have not recovered enough from my shoulder surgery to properly mount the rifle. Guess there is no point in adding that 45-70 to my collection this summer as planned until I get that range of motion back.

What? Oh sure, she loved the Skinner sights, and plans to order some.

[Grunt67]

I wouldn't push my luck on the shoulder surgery. I had rotator cuff surgery on mine a couple of yrs. ago. It healed up nicely, but took about a year to completely heal. I'll have to admit I was a bit edgy about shooting my 45/70 for the first time, but wasn't a problem.
Hang in there, you'll get there.

[Grunt67]

I went back to the woods today & did some more shooting. The Federal Fusion 300gr. HP, still shoots all over the map, same as before. My reloads performed well as the last time. I'm just going to shoot up the Federals & use the brass.
If it shoots that bad at 25yds, you couldn't hit the side of a barn, standing on the inside, 100yds away.

[BigAl52]

Kinda funny how that works. Shoots one load really well and the next one it looks like it was shot by a shotgun.

[Grunt67]

Kinda funny how that works. Shoots one load really well and the next one it looks like it was shot by a shotgun.

Yes it is. Had this been at 100 yds, it wouldn't be so surprising. I went thru the same routine, distance, etc. just to confirm. Proof is in the pudding, as they say. We all know, what works in one gun, won't necessarily in another.
Good new is, the reloads worked well. I've got my hunting load.

[BigAl52]

Its fun playing with loads to see what works. Took me a while in the All Weather but I found a couple. One was with the bullet JEBar uses.

[Grunt67]

Back when I had a good place to shoot, I worked up loads a lot with a particular rifle, 'til I got it right. Now I have to drive 5mi. to a woods to shoot, 25yds at best. Really thick. Just doesn't pay to do it. I got lucky the first load I tried with the 45/70. Should've went out & bought a lottery ticket I guess. Ahhh, for the good ole days.

[Rifletom]

Yeah Grunt, I'd stay with that handload of yours. Very nice group there. Good to hear you're feeling better.

[Grunt67]

Yeah Grunt, I'd stay with that handload of yours. Very nice group there. Good to hear you're feeling better.

Thanks, Tom. I'm feeling much better. Allergies are a royal pain.
Zyrtec & Delsym pulled my fat out the fire. LOL

[BigAl52]

I wish 5 miles was all I had to drive. Its 25 miles one way for me to get to the grasslands to shoot. Im not complaining at all. At least I have a place to go and shoot now while all this is going on with what we have to deal with.