Been doing a lot of reading and conversing with others regarding loading the .45/70 for BP in my Sharps.
From the get-go, it's plain as the nose on my face that I could easily go way overboard in gearing up by buying moulds, sizing dies, a better lead pot, etc in search of the perfect cartridge, when I've never even shot the gun yet or have any idea what it likes to shoot boolit-wise or powder-wise.
Actually, I want to ease on into this like a kid dipping a toe into the pool, rather than leaping off the high-dive.
New brass, pre-cast and lubed boolits and some good ol' 2F is how I want to start this. The add-ons can come later. I even considered starting out with a box of "cowboy rounds" but can't seem to find any loaded with the real thing (2F) or a cast boolit over 405 grains. (405FN seems to be the popular flavor these days)
If anyone has any suggestions for a newbie to BPCR, please speak up.