GUYS,
DOES THIS MAKE ANYONE ELSES LITTLE HEART GO PITTY-PAT??
45-70 IN THE 'X45R VEPR PLATFORM.
OPEN UP THE BOLTFACE, OR JUST FLATFACE IT A `LA THE S-12
MACHINE OFF THAT LIP ON THE BREECHFACE AND JUST COUNTERSINK IT FOR THE CASE RIM (I REALLY THINK THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE FOR THE 'X54R, BUT NO ONE ASKED).
WE HAVE PEOPLE ON THE FORUM THAT MAKE MAGAZINES.
MILL THAT SHOULDER IN THE MAGWELL A BIT MORE FORWARD FOR THE NEW MAG.
THE 'X45R AND THE UPPER END LOADS FOR THE 45-70 RUN ABOUT THE SAME CHAMBER PRESSURES, AS I RECALL, SO NO ISSUES THERE.