Max pressure for 45-70 NEF handi-rifle

[7.62Man]

Anyone know what the max pressure is for a NEF handi-rifle.

I figure recoil will be the limiting factor before pressure just was wondering.

 

[mjcurry]

don't hold me to this but i think its on par with the marlin guide gun. please someone correct me if im wrong

 

[Levi Garrett]

x2 , don't go ruger loads

 

[John Y Cannuck]

I've never seen it rated, but I know a few who are using the Mid strength loads used in the guide gun, and modern 1886 Winchester.

 

[Casull]

I sent a letter to NEF asking this question in the late 80s. They sent me a letter back saying they didn't recommend handloading, but if I was going too, I should use loads listed for the Marlin in it. I did for a long time with no bad results in a number of them.

 

[7.62Man]

Thank-you all I will stick to the marlin numbers. Wonder why they don't recomend using handloaded amunition?

 

[John Y Cannuck]

Thank-you all I will stick to the marlin numbers. Wonder why they don't recomend using handloaded amunition?

Lawyers

 

[prosper]

Marlin level loads. Some use ruger loads without problems, however break action guns have always been noted for having weaker actions than bolt actions

 

[Casull]

A friend of mine rechambered one of these to .45/120 with the idea of keeping pressure the same as the .45/70 loads he was using and gaining in performance. Seems like a good idea but it started to stretch brass by "springing", this is where thrust came into play. By the way the guys that did this were very advanced gunmen, even a well respected gunsmith and builder. It did work fine with loads kept to lower levels and overall there was a gain. Though the standard .45/70 chamber in these with the throat moved slightly forward for capacity and ease of loading seemed to give close to the same and as I mentioned before showed no ill effects in quite a few of them over a long time.
On another note, I have only seen one of these in .45/70 that was not a decent shooter. Mostly they are good but a buddy had one that wouldn't hit the broad side of a buffalo from new.

 

[shotgunjoe]

According to Marlin the max. pressure is 28,000 cup.The bore twist is one in twenty,I phoned last year after buying my rifle and this is the response they gave.

 

[hooligan]

I am somewhere between Marlin and Ruger loads with no problems. I feel I can go further but don't really feel the need. The lock up on my gun is really tight. Most people who try my gun with these loads only do it once (hehe).