which mold for 45-70?

[uncle joe]

I have a handi rifle in 45-70, that will be mostly useless next year. MS is doing away with the muzzle loading season (from what I hear) and allowing use of regular season rifles. We should have seen this coming since we started using 45-70 one year then 444 added the next then of all things 35 wheelen. The 35 is a monster, anyway I don't want to get rid of the HR and thought I would start casting for it and maybe take it hog hunting. I read that the very heavy boolits can come close to african type rifles, but I also like to have something that will shoot a good distance. I guess I need something for hogs that would do a good job for an after the shtf gun also. The hr is nice light and short, so longer range is kind of a moot point, that said which boolit mold would be the most fun?

[colt1960]

If your looking to shoot distance you will want to shoot the lighter boolits for your 45-70. 292gr to 330gr is just fine for deer and hogs.

[725]

There was a group buy some time ago for a 460420 mold. It's a great boolit. Wide meplat, 415 gr as I cast it and with 40 gr of 3031 or 30 gr of 4198 & a pinch of Dacron, it's a wonder. Frequently one hole groups from my and others H&R's. Best I've had out of a .45-70.

[Leadmelter]

I am contemplating a NOE Range dog 350 HP mold.
Leadmelter
MI

[MtGun44]

RCBS 405 GC is a really fine mold, great design, very accurate in my GG.

Bill

[Fishman]

"Mostly useless" LOL

For fun why not the big Lee 500 grainer? It should shoot through anything.

[btroj]

More lead, more recoil.

Look at the NOE 405 plain base. Good bullet.

[Fishman]

More lead, more recoil, more fun!


There, fixed it for ya'

[Bigslug]

RCBS 405 GC is a really fine mold, great design, very accurate in EVERYTHING.

Bill

Fixed it for you. It's a tack driver that doesn't seem to care what it drives tacks out of. I don't think you can make it NOT shoot.