45-70 Hornady Lever Evolution Ammo 325 Grain Ftx Review

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45-70 hornady 325 gr ftx development

Posted By: stxhunter

45-70 hornady 325 gr ftx evolution - 03/25/fifteen

posted this on the big diameter lever forum but never got a reply, so i'g posting it here.

simply bought a marlin guide gun from edm, he was shooting 325 gr jsp at 2000fps. closest i could find off the shelf were these, anyone have any feel with them, i'll probably take to shoot store bought ammo till i can become my reloading equipment ready back up in a month or and then.

Posted By: 284LUVR

Re: 45-seventy hornady 325 gr ftx evolution - 03/25/15

Just gave a box to my neighbor as I sold my 1895. He uses them in his Trapdoor and hunts with them.

Thumbs up from him.

Best I can do for ya.

Posted Past: eh76

Re: 45-70 hornady 325 gr ftx evolution - 03/25/15

Roger it works

Posted By: RAS

Re: 45-70 hornady 325 gr ftx evolution - 03/25/fifteen

Corking ammo. Very accurate in my 1895 Guide Gun. Killed an 800 pound bison with a bang flop at 100 yards.

Posted By: stxhunter

Re: 45-70 hornady 325 gr ftx evolution - 03/25/15

thanks for the feed back, plan on ordering some beartooth 350 gr piledrivers to load up in the future.

Posted By: tex_n_cal

Re: 45-70 hornady 325 gr ftx evolution - 03/25/15

I retrieve I have a box somewhere of the bullets. I air current up using either the 300gr TTSX in my Ruger #1, or else ane of the heavy hardcast, like the Cast Performance WFN'due south. H4198 is pretty flexible for balmy to wild loads. Hodgdon has load data online for the .45-70 in modern lever deportment, like the Marlin and mod 1886 replicas.

Also the 325's I may have some other older jacketed bullets. Every bit you lot probably know, absolutely no pointed bullets in the Marlin's mag, or you are at gamble for a concatenation fire

Posted By: TheKid

Re: 45-70 hornady 325 gr ftx evolution - 03/25/15

I've shot a traincar full of them, ever got stellar accuracy. I wasn't impressed with on game functioning though, giant go out holes and lots of fragmented bullet in the meat. Behemothic exits suck when you're trying to collect a nice bear rug.

Posted Past: frogman43

Re: 45-70 hornady 325 gr ftx evolution - 03/25/15

cheers for the feed back, programme on ordering some beartooth 350 gr piledrivers to load upwards in the future.

Roger, just keep in mind that unless they've inverse them in the concluding couple years.....the brass Hornady uses in loading the FTX rounds is shorter than standard contumely. Can give you fits if you are planning to handload them ......

Posted Past: stxhunter

Re: 45-70 hornady 325 gr ftx development - 03/25/fifteen

thank for that info, got some federal and winchester brass with the gun a long with dies.

Posted Past: Simoneaud

Re: 45-seventy hornady 325 gr ftx evolution - 03/25/15

the 45-70 hornady 325 gr ftx evolution is all I utilize to chase deer in the swamp here in south Louisiana, I shoot a h&r handi rifle, they are very accurate and for me ever bang-flop's no abaft deer in the swamp full of snakes

Posted Past: curdog4570

Re: 45-70 hornady 325 gr ftx evolution - 03/25/15

I've fooled effectually with nearly every bullet I could discover for my Marlin I've had since around 1980. Including the new pointy ones. I sent them back to Cabelas since I didn't want to trim all my brass to brand them work.

The hardcast are kind of fun to fool around with, just the 350 gr. Hornady RN at around 1800 fps is what I always reach for when going for deer or hogs. The 300 gr. H.P. expand too quickly to give reliable penetration :

Not a large hog:

That's the base of the 300 gr. hollowpoint in the offside ribs.

The bullet.... still weighed effectually 295 gr. or and then as I think

OOPS........ Wrong dead hog picture. THIS is the one that goes with bullet story:

I killed the big sow and pocket-size boar at one settin' and the pictures were shut together in my library. The 300 gr HP failures to exit are not limited to this one feel.

Posted By: RoninPhx

Re: 45-70 hornady 325 gr ftx evolution - 03/25/15

non to hijack the thread, merely has anyone ever striking something like a piggy with the 405grain pb pill?
I accept predominently loaded that considering i can bandage it, simply never shot annihilation with it except to break rocks, which it does easily.

Posted By: curdog4570

Re: 45-70 hornady 325 gr ftx development - 03/25/15

I came by a box of the Remington Manufacturing plant 405 gr. loads back in the early 'eighties and I killed a pretty ordinary W T buck at a little over a hundred yards with one. He didn't go more than that a few yards, merely in that location was no get out......... and I like a bullet to leave.

ETA.. My rifle still had the long butt so, but I seem to remember those manufacturing plant loads chronoing less than 1600 fps.

Posted By: Oldman03

Re: 45-seventy hornady 325 gr ftx evolution - 03/25/fifteen

I've shot a traincar full of them, ever got stellar accuracy. I wasn't impressed with on game performance though, giant exit holes and lots of fragmented bullet in the meat. Giant exits suck when you're trying to collect a nice bear rug.

Over-penetration!

Posted Past: tex_n_cal

Re: 45-70 hornady 325 gr ftx evolution - 03/25/xv

I should have some of the 350gr Hornady RN, which is too supposed to exist okay in the Marlin. It's been years since I used information technology but I also made a "nose flattener" for it, considering I never was crazy most circular olfactory organ bullets in a hard kicking lever gun.

Posted Past: curdog4570

Re: 45-70 hornady 325 gr ftx development - 03/25/15

I've shot a trainload of 'em.The exposed lead tip is actually pretty flat.

Posted By: rockinbbar

Re: 45-70 hornady 325 gr ftx development - 03/25/15

I've shot a traincar total of them, always got stellar accuracy. I wasn't impressed with on game performance though, giant exit holes and lots of fragmented bullet in the meat. Giant exits suck when you lot're trying to collect a prissy behave rug.

So...

Did y'all expect different results past shooting something with 325 grains of 45-70?

Sounds similar they performed as they were supposed to.

Posted By: rockinbbar

Re: 45-70 hornady 325 gr ftx evolution - 03/25/fifteen

I've shot a trainload of 'em.The exposed lead tip is really pretty apartment.

My bad. You were talking about the more conventional bullets.

The rubber when loaded into tubular magazines flattens out too.

Posted By: curdog4570

Re: 45-70 hornady 325 gr ftx development - 03/25/15

Read support a couple of posts and you'll meet that I was responding to Tex due north Cal about the 350 gr. Hornady R N.

Posted By: rockinbbar

Re: 45-lxx hornady 325 gr ftx evolution - 03/25/15

Already washed, my bad.

Corrected

Posted Past: lvmiker

Re: 45-lxx hornady 325 gr ftx evolution - 03/25/15

What RBB has shown are the ones I accept shot alot in my Guide gun. I found they fed ameliorate after replacing the mag spring follower due west/ i from Wild Westward. They are very accurate and the 1 coyote that I have shot came apart.

I likewise tried the Garrett +P hammerheads 540gr Superhardcast @ 1550 fps. These were authentic @ 100 yds just follow up shots are slow due to cage flip[straight upward!] I bought them subsequently a shut encounter westward/ a Griz well-nigh Glacier NP.

I now carry the Leverevolutions and paractice w/ 405gr hardcasts.
I love my Guide gun and bet yous enjoy your Marlin. Good luck.

mike r

Posted By: RoninPhx

Re: 45-seventy hornady 325 gr ftx development - 03/25/xv

What RBB has shown are the ones I have shot alot in my Guide gun. I found they fed ameliorate after replacing the mag spring follower west/ one from Wild West. They are very authentic and the one coyote that I have shot came apart.

I also tried the Garrett +P hammerheads 540gr Superhardcast @ 1550 fps. These were authentic @ 100 yds simply follow up shots are ho-hum due to cage flip[directly upwards!] I bought them afterwards a close encounter west/ a Griz near Glacier NP.

I now deport the Leverevolutions and paractice w/ 405gr hardcasts.
I love my Guide gun and bet you relish your Marlin. Proficient luck.

mike r

i would take to check into my notes, but i believe that pearce did a real good commodity on the .45/70 and somewhere effectually 1600 to 1700fps you got the best penetration, without having to load it to the firewalls. The one fourth dimension i did load it to the firewalls i retrieve information technology rattled my teeth. I as well seem to remember maybe incorrectly using reloader no vii.
I do know sooner or later i take to supervene upon that lever, information technology'due south too narrow when using those heavy bucking loads.

Posted By: xxclaro

Re: 45-70 hornady 325 gr ftx development - 03/25/15

Sounds like they piece of work pretty adept in a 45-70. How are they in .thirty and .35? Considered trying them in my .307 and .356, simply figured I'd wait for a while to run into how they perform.

Posted By: rockinbbar

Re: 45-lxx hornady 325 gr ftx evolution - 03/25/15

They do well in my 30-xxx.

Posted By: MontanaMan

Re: 45-lxx hornady 325 gr ftx evolution - 03/25/fifteen

thanks for the feed dorsum, program on ordering some beartooth 350 gr piledrivers to load upwardly in the future.

Roger, just keep in listen that unless they've changed them in the last couple years.....the brass Hornady uses in loading the FTX rounds is shorter than standard brass. Can give you fits if yous are planning to handload them ......

Correct...........they require a shorter instance & too a special crimp dice specifically for that reason.

Crimp Die For FTX

MM

Posted By: cra1948

Re: 45-70 hornady 325 gr ftx development - 03/25/15

I've had a guide gun for quite some fourth dimension, only never got interested in the play a trick on bullets for a .45-70. I am very happy with 400 grain Speer FP's over a heavy charge of Varget. I become just over ane inch accurateness and with a hundred yard nothing can use the indicate of the lesser duplex cross wire (Leupold one-four Shotgun/ML telescopic with l or 75 yard parallax setting, very fibroid cross wires)for a 200 yard aiming indicate on 4X (although I don't oftentimes hunt with it where that'due south fifty-fifty an issue. ) I have shot a pile of deer with that outfit every bit did a buddy before he went out and got an identical rig of his ain.

Posted By: 1minute

Re: 45-70 hornady 325 gr ftx evolution - 03/25/xv

Things may take changed but a few years ago about v primed Hornady cartridges were showing up in each bag of 50 45-70 Winchester unprimed cartridges I ordered. The Hornady's were each about a tenth of an inch shorter than Win or Rem brass. Sportsman Warehouse made expert, opened some other purse, and swapped them out, as I was not interested in those shorter cartridges.

Likely no effect on a Guide Gun and jacketed slugs, but if one is going to whorl you own lead in the BPCR units he'll probably get some substantial leading with bullets jumping the gap and peeling lead.

Posted By: deerstalker

Re: 45-70 hornady 325 gr ftx evolution - 03/25/15

stx, I take used them to have 3 elk and contrasted deer. loaded the ftx in 30-30 for my sis and she killed a moose bang bomb.
Similar frogman says almost the brass length if you load them into any other then hornady contumely, the rima oris of the beat will exist way out on the ogive and will be hard to crimp. this is true for the 1895 oal but you lot can cheat the oal with trapdoors and ruger #one.
best success is keeping them in Hornady brass.
have fun. my Gbl and 458 socom love the ftx 325 with 1.25 at 100.
my JM 1895 GG doesn't care for them as much. finicky biatiach!

Posted By: TheKid

Re: 45-70 hornady 325 gr ftx evolution - 03/25/15

I've shot a traincar full of them, always got stellar accuracy. I wasn't impressed with on game functioning though, behemothic exit holes and lots of fragmented bullet in the meat. Behemothic exits suck when you're trying to collect a prissy deport rug.

So...

Did yous wait dissimilar results by shooting something with 325 grains of 45-70?

Sounds like they performed as they were supposed to.

Don't know if shedding a jacket is how they're supposed to work or not. But I was rather hoping that they would perform in a similar manner to the other bullets from Hornady, Speer, Swift, Kodiak, and my pb pot take. That being straightline penetration and a reasonable sized exit, not one the size of a volleyball.

I'm simply relaying my feel with them, I've shot a bunch and I'thou not impressed with how they piece of work on game.

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