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Building a BPCR Rifle
- Thread starter One Lung Wonder
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I have pretty much settled on .45-70 Gov't for my caliber - I don't want hassles with scarce brass, and the black powder geeks I have been reading are saying the optimal barrel length is about 30". The action will have to be a falling block Sharps or the 1885 pattern High Wall. Ideally I want that pipe to be half round/half octagonal like the one on Rex's rolling block in that pic a few posts up. I am up in the air about finnish - I want a gun that can go into the field as well as the range and think that a plain, duller, more utilitarian gun will be a good place to start.
You have one week gentlemen! Do you have (or do you know somebody that has) a good rifle for a beginner that needs a new home? I have a pal and can pay by EMT if the deal is reasonable...PM me if you spot something! Otherwise I will just by a new repro and get started that way. Please let me know if you have any shoots in Alberta, BC or Saskatchewan that will allow the informal newbie to take part!
Cheers!
Jim
I was brand new to BPCR just a couple years back.
you will not find a nicer bunch of people, in my experience.
If you get a faster twist barrel, I like the 38-56 with a 300 grain loverin style bullet. There is relatively little recoil and the slug will knock down a ram at 500 meters. The shell is formed from a 45-70 shell neck down to 38 and holds 5 - 10 grains more than a 38-55. That is especially true if you have a throat that is long enough to have only about 1/4 of the slug seated in the shell
cheers mooncoon
40/65 starline brass is not too hard to find also.
It is 2nd most popular caliber in BPCR.
Followed by 45/90...
