Hi all! Long time lurker, just trying to read and learn. Soak up what I can first so that when I do start asking questions, I'll have some idea to begin with. And yeah, this is my first post.
For quite some time I have been looking to get a big bore rifle for 125 yard shooting using all the lead and hard alloys I have accumulated, and was leaning towards the 45-70 Marlin lever...all for the right reasons . I had pretty much set my mind to it and frequented all the LGS looking for the right used one. One day I was out to complete this errand and on the rack was an early '90s 870 Express Magnum with a 20" 1/35 rifled bore for $250 OTD. Looked clean and possibly never fired. Then it hit me...this is my 125 yard big bore!
I'll need to drill and tap for top of receiver mount on my bench mill. Determine which scope to top it with. Then acquire a mold(s). There are a couple of interesting top options and I have decided to go with the Lyman .525 or the 2 cavity clone. I have ~30 pounds of pure lead, so I'll have plenty that should drop right around that .525, use 2.75 hulls and the target/game wad peddles should work well enough to prevent a bunch of leading anyway as best as I have gleaned from reading through the threads here. Then I have a bunch of hard alloy that I have no idea of what they may drop out at, but I should be able to push them out of the barrel at higher velocities anyway. In the end, I'm looking for the best accuracy I can get out of this Remmy.
I'm really looking forward to this newest addiction. Thanks all for tolerating my post of excitement.