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Offline Dead Eye Dave

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1871 OT
« on: April 19, 2008, 05:40:00 AM »
What grain cartridge do ya'll generally shoot in these?  200, 250? 

Thanks in advance

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Re: 1871 OT
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2008, 07:36:06 AM »
158, of course mine is a .38. ;D
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Re: 1871 OT
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2008, 07:53:34 AM »
Mine is .44 Colt and I shoot 200 grain bullets over a smokeless load.
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Re: 1871 OT
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Re: 1871 OT
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2008, 08:19:08 AM »
158gr over about 15gr black powder(bullet compresses load about 1/4" or so). Also .38sp.
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Re: 1871 OT
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2008, 09:25:57 AM »
Thanks for the responses.  I should have mentioned that mine is .45 LC and I shoot mostly smokeless.

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Re: 1871 OT
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2008, 08:35:38 PM »
45LC is really pushing the limits of the design.  I would limit it to 200gr bullets and light loads at that.  Even better: BP  :)
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Re: 1871 OT
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2008, 09:25:01 PM »
I shoot 200 and 215 gr in 44 Russian or Special, and 200 gr in the 45 Schofield. (smokeless)
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Re: 1871 OT
« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2008, 07:27:53 PM »
Nominally 200 gr. in 44R.  Since my melt is soft, these come out closer to 210gr. Trailboss or Pyrodex, usually Pyrodex (or BP). 
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Re: 1871 OT
« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2008, 08:48:29 AM »
    A pard of mine has a brace in 45 Colt and he uses Cowboy 45 Special brass,with ffg gunpowder and ethier the 150 EPP/Ug Big Lube Boolit or a H&G #.130 S.W.C. 185 gr. and they are all there but not overly hard on the guns.We were out a week ago and all those loads shoot POA/POI.      Adios  Sgt. Jake
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Re: 1871 OT
« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2008, 11:36:24 AM »
200gr BigLube bullet in .44 Russian and Special.  Black powder, of course.
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