New stuff from Hornady

jbpmidas said:

I read that Hornady would be releasing their Superformance powder to reloaders. Anyone else heard this?

They also have a new "Monoflex" bullet for the .45-70. It is actually part of their Leverevolution line. It is a GMX bullet with the Flex Tip. They are offering it in 250gr. in .458 diameter. Can't wait for this one to come out!

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Wouldn't you know they'd release that cool .458 bullet after I just developed a great load for my .45-70, and then I went out and bought a lifetime supply of components for it! Arggh. Back to the drawing board...

jbpmidas said:

What bullet are you using? I'd like to try the barnes 250 tac also!

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I'm using the Remington 300-gr JHP. Once I found the right seating depth, I started getting great accuracy. Haven't shot a deer with it yet. Hopefully Monday will be the day!

jbpmidas said:

I'm using 350 gr Hornady roundnose. Haven't checked it for groups yet, but I've got about 8" drop at 200, so I feel good with it!

Next Saturday will be my day. I'll be at State Fire Academy all week.

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That's cool. I've considered doing something with those round nose bullets. I suspect they're a good bit tougher than these Remingtons I'm using.

I was just checking my zero today, and looking at .45-70 ballistics to confirm my trajectory. Anyway, it looks like you're probably close to 3 inches high between 75 and 100 yards, and then back at zero around 150 yards. That'll put venison on the table man!