Hoss Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Just acquired a 76 Uberti Winchester. Need some brass, and pet loads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Good Evening: You probably mean 45-60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted September 29, 2018 Author Share Posted September 29, 2018 6 hours ago, Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329 said: Good Evening: You probably mean 45-60 You are correct! Fixed it. 45-60 is enough of a unicorn!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog Al Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 I believe you can cut down 45-70 to 45-60. Might be easier to find 70 brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex M Rugers #6621 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 4 hours ago, Maddog Al said: I believe you can cut down 45-70 to 45-60. Might be easier to find 70 brass. Yes on this route. I looked on Buffalo Arms site , they have none , but the price was 2.39 each. 45-70 brass runs about .50 each. Just takes a bit of trimming. That can be tiresome , many years ago I made a bunch of 30 Herrett brass from 30-30 cases and hand-trimmed them all with my hand-cranked RCBS rotary case trimmer. Had blisters galore after making 100 cases. Good luck , Rex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted November 24, 2018 Author Share Posted November 24, 2018 Still looking for 45-60 brass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329 Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Johnny Meadows has 100 new Jaimeson cases listed on gunBroker. Works well in my Uberti '76 --Dawg https://www.gunbroker.com/item/792155755 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G W Wade Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Just got a flyer from Starline yesterday They have it but only 250 per bag GW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Sin Nombre Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 1 hour ago, G W Wade said: Just got a flyer from Starline yesterday They have it but only 250 per bag GW Really? I can’t find it on their website. Are you sure it’s 45-60 and not 40-65? If so, can you provide any further information? I’ll order up 250 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G W Wade Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 6 hours ago, Redwood Kid said: Really? I can’t find it on their website. Are you sure it’s 45-60 and not 40-65? If so, can you provide any further information? I’ll order up 250 Guess I got things screwed up again Redwood is right 40/65 is at Starline not what he is looking for GW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Sin Nombre Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 4 hours ago, G W Wade said: Guess I got things screwed up again Redwood is right 40/65 is at Starline not what he is looking for GW Damn it. I really wanted to be wrong. Thanks for keeping an eye out though. You just never know sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted November 24, 2018 Author Share Posted November 24, 2018 14 hours ago, Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329 said: Johnny Meadows has 100 new Jaimeson cases listed on gunBroker. Works well in my Uberti '76 --Dawg https://www.gunbroker.com/item/792155755 Crumbs! Just missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irontree Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Trim 45-70 brass to 1.89 inches and it's 45-60. No other modification needed. My best load is a Lee 340 gr soft lead ( about 3% tin) bullet sized to .458, 25.7 grs H-4198, Winchester lg rifle primer. Blue Angel lube. Do not used mag primers in this cal. it seems to screw your muzzle velocities up by pushing the bullet out of the crimp before the powder is really burning well even with H-777. Or at least that was my experience with it. Does the same thing in my Spencers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Creek,5759 Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 I like a 300 gr bullet with 14.5 grs of Trail Boss for smokeless. Blackpowder I like the same 300 gr bullet with 62 gr of Swiss 1 1/2 . Great out to 200 yds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 22 hours ago, Irontree said: Trim 45-70 brass to 1.89 inches and it's 45-60. No other modification needed. My best load is a Lee 340 gr bullet sized to .458, 25.7 grs H-4198, Winchester lg rifle primer. Blue Angel lube. I've pushed this load up to 28 grs for hunting Elk (muzzle velocity was then around 1460fps ) and my Uberti handled it fine but other than for hunting I don't see much benefit to burning the extra powder. Do not used mag primers in this cal. it seems to screw your muzzle velocities up by pushing the bullet out of the crimp before the powder is really burning well even with H-777. Or at least that was my experience with it. Does the same thing in my Spencers. I have some trimmed 45-70 cases that came with the rifle, and I got a jig from a 3D printer and a mini chop saw from Harbor Freight, so can make more. Just hoping to find some 45-60 headstamps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irontree Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Gee Hoss ( hey that's funny!), Get a stamp set at Harbor Freight and over stamp the "7" with a "6". 45-70 brass is usually half price or less of 45-60. Tell you what, PM me your address and I'll send you 20 of 45-60 Jamison, you send back 35 of 45-70 matched brand maker, untrimmed ( I'm picky so I'll do that myself). I never read the silly head stamp before I shoot something with it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irontree Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 While I'm thinking of it, don't try that load in an original 1876. Outside of the fact that it might be too stiff for the gun depending on the year of manufacture and whether it was made with nickel steel, the bore of the original 45-60 WCF and 45-75 WCF was in the area of .450-.451. So like the original Sharps rifles in .45 ( bore .450) you don't want to run .457 to .459 bullets through them. That's why there was .45-70 Government as opposed to .45-70 Sharps. A. Uberti uses the ,457 bore in all the large .45 calibers for their rifles Sorry if I've rattled on too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 It’s a Uberti-Win 76. So that load would be fine. Guy I. Ought rifle from had 300 grn Bullets with 28 grn 4198. Pretty snappy! so far I’ve been pleased with a 305 grn bullet and 12.0 Unique. And thanks for the offer. I’ll dig thru my stuff and get some 45-70 headed your way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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