45-70 North Fork 350gr Bullets Ballistics Gel Ammo Test

[@masonleather_outdoors]

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[@LoggyBayou]

Keep the handloads comin'!!

[@masonleather_outdoors]

I will as I can! I enjoy it

[@guardianminifarm8005]

Impressive! These are good for any big game in America even dangerous game. Thank you for giving these some exposure. I appreciate the handloading option & vids. They seemed plenty accurate as well.

[@rynerenzaglia8006]

Man, im very impressed by the north fork offerings so far. What a fantastic bullet design.

[@masonleather_outdoors]

They put out a great product

[@whiskeymike8010]

😎🎸🎶✨️🎈 45-70 Baby! 🎉

[@AaronBleess-yz4cw]

Thanks for all the awesome videos

[@masonleather_outdoors]

Thanks for your support!

[@Eye_Guard]

Thanks for the video, it's great. I love carbine length rifles, even with up to a 20" barrel. Honestly though, I'm very much a fan of a 45-70 with a 22" barrel, it really picks up a lot of speed. I'd love shooting those CPS bullets about 2300+ fps in my next 45-70 rifle having a 22" barrel. My go-to bullets have usually been 405 gr. hard cast lead bullets and the Xtreme Penetrators from Lehigh and Underwood. Hopefully Wilson will keep those going! Thanks again.

[@masonleather_outdoors]

Glad to be of service! I do plan to load these to the gills in the future, very curious about the cup points

[@Eye_Guard]

@@masonleather_outdoors right on! I'm looking forward to it.

[@JakeisaHassell]

"I didn't load the cut point solids superpowerfly" proceeds to hit 40 inches. Jesus

[@timsmith5837]

Great test, if you look at the bearing service of both they seem very similar. That should help when working up loads.

[@masonleather_outdoors]

Absolutely

[@stevenmiller184]

Flat Point: 2,868 foot pounds of energy.. I believe this would work on Elk or Moose, esp. considering the penetration. Keeping in mind the range limitations of a bullet with this ballistic coefficient.

[@DaleDean1611]

Great content as always!

[@masonleather_outdoors]

Glad to be of service!

[@BornAgain2019]

1900 fps is impressive for a 350gr out of a 16" bbl and penetration and expansion are optimal. I would like to load these for my 18" bbl 1895gs guide gun. I'm going to look into 35 caliber offerings to load for my 35 Whelen also.

[@olvnin]

The 350SS works super in my 458 at 2500fps. Have also loaded the 350cps to the same speed. Will be interesting to see the effect on game.

[@masonleather_outdoors]

Outstanding

[@lloydshultz9645]

Great video

[@masonleather_outdoors]

Thanks for your support!

[@kvo5565]

Too bad you cant get the speer 400gr anymore. Recoil wasn't bad at around 1900fps. Penetration & expansion was good. Northfork looks like they make quality bullets. Always enjoy your videos. Good work!

[@collinwhite7432]

Would love to see some 9.3x62 tests. Especially with the northfork 286 ss.

[@DouglasPrice-p9q]

… the Barnes reloading manual would probably give you a good basis for conjecture of starting loads for mono metal bullets

[@poorfatman5317]

Cool video 👍

[@masonleather_outdoors]

Glad to be of service!

[@CircleBrewery]

For the price it should be top tier 😊

[@demetriusvick4769]

Great Test as always! Are you planning on testing the Hornady Superformance SST in 6.5 soon?

[@masonleather_outdoors]

Glad to be of service! I did that load last year, it’s on my channel

[@allthingsconsidered3211]

Its ok to share load data. KZbin just doesn’t like it if you show from start to finish. Every step. For some reason. But you can show tips and tricks..

[@masonleather_outdoors]

I understand, I’m not for more reasons than YT guidelines

[@WayStedYou]

Seems like you could up your powder to near your other load to get the velocity up on the cup solids

[@lambchop777]

If I had to guess, those cup points would preform well loaded nice and hot

[@masonleather_outdoors]

Absolutely

[@peterthiessen4573]

You might try contacting north fork to see if they could help you get some load data for those cps bullets

[@joeyindahl2593]

Leverguns50 did a video with the flat points loaded to 2100 fps. Worth a watch.

[@masonleather_outdoors]

Probably about like getting kicked by a mule

[@joeyindahl2593]

@@masonleather_outdoors he also loaded them in a 45-90 at 2300 fps I think.

[@roosterfish3248]

Not asking for your data, but what powder are you using for that 1900 fps load?

[@shaneboyle9982]

Great video how was it accuracy

[@masonleather_outdoors]

Thanks for your support! Good enough to hit the blocks, I don’t “group test” when I film ballistics gel tests. The biggest variable by far is the person shooting,

[@johnnorman7708]

Those bullets did pretty decent as loaded. And you probably have a little room to speed them up. Big bores are forgiving inasmuch that they work well at fairly moderate speeds.

[@Gunnut10mm]

I wonder if the CPS is designed for other .458 caliber rifle velocities, if it's optimized for .458 Lott you were really low on the velocity scale.

[@JakeisaHassell]

If you can, it'd be interesting to see solid bullets in all the calibers like fmj 556, fmj 3030 so we have a base to compare with. Also, pls add a 357 lever gun thanks for the best videos

[@gunnarscarborough7409]

Hi would you recommend a 30-06 vs a 300 win mag for whitetail deer within 150 yards and which would leave a bigger more effective wound cavity

[@lacrossed55]

Odd that North Fork does not supply load data

[@masonleather_outdoors]

That’s my biggest criticism, especially with the more unique bullet types they manufacture.

[@lacrossed55]

@@masonleather_outdoors Have you tried Oregon Trail hardcast? I just loaded some .44 mag 310gn they worked great. I have some .410 gn 45-70 sitting on the shelf from them waiting for me to get motivated

[@joeyindahl2593]

@@masonleather_outdoors they have load data, not easy to find , I have the 45-70 load data they sent me , if you would like me to email it you

[@coldandaloof7166]

I have no doubt you can break the 2000 fps mark too! Or your collar bone along with it lol. My experience with my guide gun is that it can take much more pressure with hot 45/70 than I can lol. I have found keeping my 300 gr. JHP handloads in the 1800fps range out of my 18" barrel gives me good performance on deer and black bear. I have a bear load worked up with 405gr hard cast if I ever get the chance to go out west and find a grizz. But the company shpuld really provide load data dpr thier bullets if its not readily available in manuals. Im sure they did yhier own testing of thier product. Juat including the load data on the box when they ship the bullets would not be that hard.

[@peterschmidt2849]

❤️‍🔥🤙🏻😎🇺🇸

[@masonleather_outdoors]

Glad to be of service!

[@michaelorlowski2364]

Lucas McCain's bullets .

[@Prairiewolf45]

Those FP bullet loads would make dandy timber elk rounds.

[@masonleather_outdoors]

Absolutely

[@JohnAngle-vw8yq]

North Fork has the KZbinr loop complete which is smart on their part. I think you would give a bad review if the product is subpar

[@chriscunnane7596]

what vel would you expect from a22 inch bar????,more complete burn,,WHAT do think????

[@masonleather_outdoors]

45-70 isn’t a barrel-length sensitive cartridge, you’d get a little more speed but not a ton

[@chriscunnane7596]

@@masonleather_outdoors thanks for the comment,,my marlin is 22 1980,is when a brought the rifle in,denver

[@knuckledustaz]

18.5 is the sweet spot for length - check quick load for %burn

[@TODinWY]

Try some Buffalo Bore 350-grain Barnes ammo out of your gun. EXPENSIVE, but it would be very informative.

[@masonleather_outdoors]

I may eventually