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45-60 Winchester

woodchuck
Need load data for 45-60 Winchester.
Any info would be helpfull.
Case length? Overall cartrige length?
Pyrodex load? Primer?
I will be loading for a Winchester Model '76 1879 manufacture.
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  • Iconoclast
    woodchuck, welcome aboard!

    Nominal case length on the .45-60 WCF is 1.89", OAL 2.15" . . . I presume you will form cases from .45-70 brass. The original rounds are collector items these days and I would be most hesitant to use brass from these loads.

    When I loaded this round, I used smokeless equivalents of the BP loading, but I will not suggest any alternatives to the original BP loads (in deference to the avaricious members of ATLA) nor do I have any suggestions on the primers.

    "There is nothing lower than the human race - except the French." (Mark Twain)
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  • woodchuck
    Thanks for the help. I'll soon be shooting my old '76
    I've had her for thirty years and only fired four rounds that a friend loaded for me.
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  • XTrooper
    I've been shooting my 1882 manufactured Winchester 1876 in .45-60 with commercial light smokeless loads purchased from Ten-X Ammunition (they specialize in Cowboy Action Shooting loads and other obsolete ammo). I too would like to start loading my own, but am lacking loading data. Could someone please provide information for some light smokeless powder loads for this caliber? Thank you.
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  • nononsense
    Here are a couple of commercial reloaders for 'obsolete' cartridges:

    http://www.buffaloarms.com/browse.cfm/2,294.html

    http://www.aco4u.com/ammo/index.html


    Cast bullet resources:

    http://www.gunsgunsguns.com/gunhoo/a.r.b.cast.htm (they also have a discussion group for obsolete cartridge reloading)

    I thought that this was just cool:
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    http://www.antiquereloadingtools.org/miscellaneous22.html

    "Here is a nice example of the rare and interesting Lyon and Boyd tool. Our own director, Tom Quigley, recently reported on a survey of these tools in which he summarized the attributes of about 25. In that survey, he noted only one in 45-60 caliber. Interestingly, another 45-60 recently showed up on our message board; a nice example of how sharing information helps develop the information base upon which we all depend for enjoyment of our hobby. Tom's article may be found in The Gun Report, volume 48, number 5 (October 2002), p. 34-43. In addition to the survey of tools, he provides much interesting background information on the makers, and patent documents are also presented."

    And for those that want the Lyman Cast Bullet Mold Number list, here it is: http://sixgunner.com/absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=13&z=57
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  • WWllVet
    Ken Waters Pet LoadsSupplement # 4 to the third edition pg. 24 ' Loading the "old ones" ' gives this information for the 45-60 Winchester. Form cases from 45-70 brass using .45-60 full-length sizing die. Trim cases to 1.87 inches andfireform. Size bullets .456 to .457 inch. Use flat nosed bullets only.

    bullet xxxxxxxxx bullet xxxxxxxx charge xxxxxxx powder
    weight xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx(grains)
    292 xxxxxxxLyman 457191 xxxxxx20-0 to 22.0 xxx 2400 (22 grs. max.)
    292 xxxxxxxLyman 457191 xxxxxx24.0 to 25.0 xxx IMR-4198

    Have fun shooting that 'old one'

    for GOD and COUNTRY

    Vet
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  • XTrooper
    Thanks, Vet! That's just what I was looking for!

    Steve
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