RL-7 & 45-60 ?

[Slamfire]

 Any one here use RL-7 in their 45-60 ,, if so you can PM me ,, or show here. I'm using H-4198 and RL-7 is a close relative to H-4198.


coffee's ready ,, Hootmix.

[Black River Smith]

Slamfire,
Go to the sticky above the open postings, called 'Loading Data for the 45/60WCF'.  The originator(Silver_Rings) of the posting used RL-7 as one of his powders.  Other people in the 8 pages of postings state that they have tried RL-7.

PS. Went through all 8 pages - only a few posts talked about RL-7 in the first couples of pages.

Maybe you will get more responses.

[Slamfire]

 BRS ,, I have read that post ... several times ( just read it again ) ,, some of those loads sure seem stout ( and Silver Rings did a LOT of work ) I did notice when he ( SR ) went from 2.30 OAL. to 2.60 OAL. the SD dropped for the RL-7 load . I have my OAL. at 2.284 , have some made up to see if getting closer to the lands shoots tighter groups , if not then back to 2.60 OAL. ( 2.284 feeds slick ).
If you posted what you load ... I missed it .


coffee's ready ,, Hootmix .

[dusty texian]

Did you try any of the RL-7  loads ?  Shot some Smokeless Loads in my 22 " 45-60 WCF parts gun used 28 Gr. IMR 3031 with cornmeal filler under a 296  Gr. Win. bullet  , very accurate load .,,,DT

[Slamfire]

 HEY DT !! ,, yup slipped off today ( to much " just life " getting to me ),, all loads OAL at 2.284 w/ RL-7 no fillers  ( see above ) 2 rds. @ 30grs,,, 3rds. @ 29.6 and 5rds @ 33grs. all w/ .341+ grs. hp. ,, liked the 30grs. but 33grs. did not have a heavy recoil ,, will try w/ fillers ,, also still , will try your mix w/ 3031,, w/o fillers RL-7 left a little more powder than I wanted .
 
50 yds. groups wider than I wanted ,,, a few were 2-3 holes in one ,, not the rifles fault ,, EYES ,,. NOW !! as far as the 45-60 goes , .......
Again Thank you ,, it is more than I thought it would be ( moving up my list of favorites ) the little wider butt plate I made w/o the top point is very comfortable ,, headed to the shop now,, cleaning brass .

( some day o'l son ) coffee's ready ,, Hootmix.

[dusty texian]

45-60 WCF is a good cartridge and really is the most practical for us modern shooters , easy to find components and load . Did a good bit of target shooting with my 28" Oct. BBL 76 in 45-60  made about 1883 . The old rifle has some great old Winchester target sights on it , a crisp trigger and just is a pleasure to shoot . Had really good results shooting the Winchester 300 Gr. bullet 296 Gr. from my mold  over a case full of ff2 Swiss . Will admit I shot some Barnes 300 Gr. Jacketed over 28 Gr. IMR 3031 with corn meal filler .That load gave the smallest  groups ever in that rifle . Don't think it hurt it at all either . Not a recommendation ,Just What I did ! That same load with the 300 .458 Barnes and 3031 shoots one hole groups @ 50 Yd.  in the  22" RB  (parts carbine gun)  and shows no harm done . Thanks for reporting your results Amigo ....DT

[Slamfire]

 To my understanding about the use of fillers ,, it is to help keep the powder closer to the primer which helps to burn " more " of the powder,, or am I missing something ( i'm really new to fillers ) . Weather here to turn to rain and maybe snow for the rest of the week ( I hate shoot'n in that kind of weather ) , w/ 30grs. RL-7 & a .341+ bullet ,it don't leave much room for a filler ( ha ) . I also annealed the same case's to try this time ( was getting a little soot ),, will holler back.

coffee's ready ,, Hootmix.

[King Medallion]

When I use filler, I like to use laundry lint, from towels. Seems the most consistent, and 96.4% cat hair free. Just a pinch, thumbnail size. I push it in wit a punch.

[dusty texian]

Using IMR 3031 and  cornmeal for a filler the SD has been lower  , not a lot but every little bit helps . First started doing this IMR 3031 / Cornmeal filler when shooting my first 45/70 Sharps many yrs. ago . ,,,DT