Rifle Recoil table .45-70 a pussy cat?

[geologist]

Senior,
I'd recomend firing it with a real long string. However.......

6 pound, 500 bullet,49 grains of powder, 2000 fps.....75.55 foot pounds of recoil.

6 1/2 pound rifle, all else the same....... 69.74 foot pounds of recoil.

Have you chronographed these loads?

That hurts just thinking about it.

I wanna try a magazine full!

 

[Dogleg]

Geologist,
One would be enough for me, and that as a spectator.

 

[senior]

Senior,
I'd recomend firing it with a real long string. However.......

6 pound, 500 bullet,49 grains of powder, 2000 fps.....75.55 foot pounds of recoil.

6 1/2 pound rifle, all else the same....... 69.74 foot pounds of recoil.

Have you chronographed these loads?

Well actually all those 500gn loads averaged 1950fps out of my chrono which does read 50-75 fps slower than my neighbours new one! & I couldn't find my reloading records for the 45-70 quickly so guessed at the IMR4198 loads!
I do know when I used to let guys shoot it I always stood real close so & could catch the gun if neccessary & have on occasion needed to!!
I'll tell you something else..that stupid lever on the #3 has caused my finger to swelll on every occasion I fired it!

Hornhead: I'm surprised those 45-70 factorys are that fast but haven't fired a factory load in a long time! & yes I'm gettin older too, my present 45-70 is now a Siamese Mauser with a 25" x 1' octagon barrel that probably weighs 12-14lbs with scope & it's still not heavy enough for full bore loads! I do tend to back of a little more these days