What size boolit do I need?

[Corperal]

I am purchasing a 50-70 Frank Garret Sharps carbine and it comes with 120 new brass and the loading dies. What boolit would I need, how much black powder per load and what primer should I use? Any help would be appreciated.

[Tatume]

Welcome to the forum.

Here is an article, with loading data.

https://www.riflemagazine.com/magazine/article.cfm?magid=18&tocid=220

[Wayne Smith]

Wow - asking those questions you appear to be a complete novice at reloading black. The basic principle is to fill the case to 1/16"over the base of the boolit, compress, seat boolit, and shoot. Large rifle primers and FFG black to start, but a lot of experimenting ahead of you! The original 50-70 boolit was a 50 caliber 350gr boolit, I have one of the Lyman molds. If you are not set up to cast and lube and size I suggest you look for boolits already cast to start. There are a number of guys here shooting that cartridge - someone will offer some boolits.