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January 20, 2023
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The most commonly recommended smokeless powder I see is 5744, a can of which TxGunNut has generously gifted me and which I propose to use first.
I had thought to backstop this against future need but there are no suppliers with inventory except a couple whose Websites glow red in the dark because they claim to have 8 pound kegs of 5744 in stock but want Bitcoin or Zelle in payment…..
I have good supplies of 3031, 4756 and 4759, and 4064 on hand, as well as Bullseye, Unique, and some 231.
Bearing in mind I intend to shoot 300 grain cast lead at 1300 to 1400 fs, does anyone have a favorite recipe using any of those powders?
Also. I’m aware Winchester designed the 45-90 WCF case to fit within the longest OAL the 1886 will accommodate. I don’t have a Lyman handbook yet and wonder if someone could please give me comfortable max OAL and trim length numbers for the cartridge?.
Thanks.,
Bill
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
November 2, 2009
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4759 is a great powder for large caliber black powder cartridges. If I shoot smokeless, it’s either 5744 or 4759.
November 7, 2015
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Zeb-
Case length is 2.4, COAL is dependent on the bullet selected, 2.8 for shorter bullets suitable for a repeater to 3.3 for the heavies. In addition to 5744 I’m thinking 4198 would be a good choice. Source Lyman 50th.
Mike
January 20, 2023
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Thanks Mike. I haven’t run all the traps yet but 4198 seems to be unobtainable at present. At a guess, all that IS available is likely to be overruns of powders for military application.- if.that.
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
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