Your Favorite 45-70 Load

[No_1]

Title says it all. Post your favorite 45-70 load!

[hornsurgeon]

noe 460-350-rf RD copy, ww, 46gr re7, wlr primer. this is in a marlin 1895

[btroj]

460420 plain base, 24 gr 2400. Hands down what I shoot the most.

[Baja_Traveler]

550 grain Paul Jones Creedmoor over 60 grains Swiss 1 1/2 F - as it should be...

[44 flattop]

RCBS 405gr (420grs) and 42grs 3031. 1512fps out of my 26" '86 and exits a 1/2 dozen or so elk for me.

44

[Keyston44]

Ranch Dog 425-460, 46 gr Hodgdon H322, CCI 200 Primer, Starline Brass.

Key

[Shooter]

Lyman Goulds 335 over 14 Gr. Unique and a TP wad.

[Nobade]

RCBS 459-325-FN-U over 1.9cc 10B101

I use this in cowboy silhouette to very good effect. About 1400 fps with tolerable recoil.

[TCLouis]

Nobade

What gun are you shooting the 1.9cc of 10b101 out of?

Huh, my favorite load . . .

Oops sorry was busy trying to get info on using that Milsurp Powder

Meant to weigh that out yesterday when was loading and forgot

Anyways my favorite for now is 10.5 #105 ( old Unique speed) or 23.5 Milsurp 4759.

First gives me about 1100 and the second middle 1200s if I recall correctly and I think the RD 365 grainer sized .459 with FWFWL.

[Janoosh]

A quick three:
405 Lee HB .458, 12.5 Trail Boss.
.457 Rnd ball, same Trail Boss.
405 Lee solid base, 65 grns 3F Clear Shot (bulk) compressed, card wad.
All accurate in my Navy Arms Rolling Block.

[DragoonDrake]

LEE C457-500-F over 46grs of Varget lit by a CCI LBR

[crabo]

460420 plain based boolit
AC 50/50 pure lead and WWs with C Red
40 grains of 3031
WLR primer and a tuft of dacron,
all in a Starline case 10 shots average 1475 fps from a guide gun.

[Link23]

are these safe for trapdoors?

[Larry Gibson]

This one can really dance all over the place as the particular 'level" of 45-70 load was not asked for. Might caution some who want to try any of the above to double check the load against a manual to make sure it's safe in what firearm it is intended for.

Larry Gibson

[Cimarron Red]

In single-shot rifles, C. Sharps and Browning 1885 high walls, Paul Jones Creedmoor 542 grain bullet over 71 grains of FFg Swiss. In Winchester (Miroku) 1886 lever guns, RCBS 300, 405 or 500 grain bullets -- all gas check -- 26 grains of SR-4759.

[pipehand]

460420 plain base and 25.3 grains of 2400. Leaves the barrel of my Guide Gun @ 1330fps or so.

[littlejack]

Uberti 1885 Hiwall. 522 grain Lyman Government boolit, 20-1 alloy. 70 grains of Goex 2F.
Jack

[TheGrimReaper]

Lee 405 backed by 13.5gr of Trailboss. CCI LR primer in Starline brass.

[Westwindmike]

Lee 340gr, 25.5 gr of 5744, Win primers= 1200 fps. Nice mild load.

[softpoint]

The RCBS 325 plainbase with 27 grains 5744 and a pinch of filler, and the Lee 340 gr. cast from pure lead and wrapped with 2 wraps of tracing paper, loaded with 47 gr. RL7.