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Chris W
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45-70 Sharps Carbine
Mar 31st, 2026 at 11:37am
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Got an original Carbine that Hoyt put a 45-70 liner in for me. On his invoice he has that its 1-20" twist and .457,  What grain 45 do you think would work well in a 1-20 short barreled carbine? I'm just looking for a starting point.
  
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Re: 45-70 Sharps Carbine
Reply #1 - Mar 31st, 2026 at 2:46pm
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I would start with a 405-420 gr bullet and see how it goes should not be hard to find a used mold and Lee has some at reasonable prices 
19-22 gr of Accurate 5744 would be my starting point for loads
Let me know how it turns out
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Re: 45-70 Sharps Carbine
Reply #2 - Mar 31st, 2026 at 3:01pm
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405 will be the most comfortable to shoot in that, but it will handle up to 500 grain bullets. 
The 300 and 350 grain bullets should work well also.
  
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Re: 45-70 Sharps Carbine
Reply #3 - Apr 3rd, 2026 at 12:01pm
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Thanks for the replies, I've got several molds in 45 so I'll get some 405s made up and give that a try first. Since this thing is an original carbine I don't want to shoot anything hot in it so not to sure about smokeless but I'm sure the trapdoor loads will be fine in it. Not worried about the barrel since I had it lines by Hoyt but with the old receiver and block I don't want to abuse it to much. Thanks
  
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