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Black powder loads for reloading 50-70 usually use Fg or FFg grade black powder. A maximal load (not recommended) might be 70 grains of Fg or FFg black powder - do your research online and in books to determine the pressures and load that can be tolerated by your particular rifle.
- The .50-70 Government Cartridge: Black Powder Big Bad Boy
The .50-70 cartridge was a significant advancement over the...
- The .50-70 Government Cartridge: Black Powder Big Bad Boy
9 sie 2018 · Compared to other straight case black powder cartridges, the 50-70 Government is no harder or easier to handload. Most accuracy problems seem to stem from firing under-diameter or over-length bullets in antiques followed by inconsistent compression and poor fouling control.
Having some card wads can be considered essential to black powder cartridge shooting, and one advantage to outfitting a .50-caliber rifle is that a common ½-inch diameter punch usually works fine. With those few gathered tools or items, John was ready to start loading.
13 sie 2008 · I load the 50-70 for use in my Ruger #1. Still working on loads, but so far the best load is a 633 gr slug (NEI) at around 1400fps. Hard on the shoulder somewhat, but have a mountain moulds slug that I haven't tried yet. Run this thing up to full throttle and it will get your attention. 450gr slugs over 2000fps.
7 lis 2016 · Accurate Arms advises 5744 as a black powder duplicator when loaded at 40% of the black powder weight. So, for your 50-70, try 28 grains of 5744. That works wonderfully well in my 45-70s.
3 mar 2021 · Problem is that production of it ceased about 8 years ago. Many lead bullet shooters swear by Trail Boss, but I looked on the Hodgdon reloading site for Trail Bossa in the 50-70 Govt. and no loads were listed. Lyman #50 manual gives the following for a 50-70 Govt with 425 grain (#2 alloy) bullet.
The .50-70 cartridge was a significant advancement over the muzzle-loading technology of its time. It typically fired a 450-grain bullet propelled by 70 grains of black powder (hence the name .50-70), at a muzzle velocity of around 1,260-1,275 feet per second. This resulted in a muzzle energy of about 1,600 foot-pounds.
