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    Hy all Hodgon website says best powder 300 gr is N120 . Heavier I don’t know but here some data vithvouri
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    Elk868 reacted to woodnut's post in the thread winchester 1886 with Like Like.
    big johnson, you are one lucky dude! One, you got a family rifle and didn't have to pay a fortune to get it; and then you got lucky...
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    Elk868 replied to the thread winchester 1886.
    Once as I was a boy age 12 there was Paganini stickers about western heroes and they’re guns. I had no clue about rifles but 45/90 and 8...
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    Elk868 reacted to big johnson's post in the thread winchester 1886 with Like Like.
    7mm Man, that is one sweet 1986. I have my Great Grandfathers 1886 45-90 . Mine isn't in as good of shape as the one you have. . This...
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    Elk868 reacted to 7mm man's post in the thread winchester 1886 with Like Like.
    1886 in 40-65. My grandfather found it under a collapsed cabin in the sierra-nevadas in the 50s. The bore was packed with grease...
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    Elk868 replied to the thread winchester 1886.
    It was basically me who requested help for a load to feed my Winchester 1886 . Reload the 4570 is new to me !
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    Elk868 reacted to ChrisInKY's post in the thread winchester 1886 with Like Like.
    Will hopefully have a load for 'this one' worked out by next weekend. No rush ... hopefully.
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    Elk868 reacted to David_h's post in the thread winchester 1886 with Like Like.
    Looked at my notes. The copper bullets are long for weight so COAL is an issue for my Browning Miroku rifle. For the 300 grain Shock...
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    Elk868 replied to the thread winchester 1886.
    Hy all thanks And yes fired some Hornady leverevolution to get some cases ? Recoil was bit more then usual 😁 But no risk no fun . And I...
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    Elk868 replied to the thread winchester 1886.
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    Elk868 reacted to 436's post in the thread winchester 1886 with Like Like.
    So you have a Win 1886 in .45-70 Government... Lucky guy! Have fun that's quite a combo. Cheers.
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    Elk868 reacted to Hawk in WY's post in the thread winchester 1886 with Like Like.
    In case you did not fully appreciate the second post above. Load date you read on line will vary from very mild to way too hot for your...
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    Elk868 replied to the thread winchester 1886.
    No there are no restrictions except custom might be angry with me . But this is normal on nearly everything here . Brownells Austria...
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    Elk868 replied to the thread winchester 1886.
    Seems I can’t stand back . Here is mine . As said before produced by Miroku . Think it’s well crafted.
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    Elk868 reacted to 436's post in the thread winchester 1886 with Like Like.
    Spot on... I sold my last Win Mod 71 about seven years ago, bad move on my part, I tipped over more than a few Deer and a couple of Elk...
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