loads for tc 45-70

[perry296]

I'm looking to find a load to shoot out of a tc 45-70 with a 20" barrel, I'll be shooting a 500gr cast and I'm wanting to keep it sub sonic so I can eventually shot it through a suppressor.

[Artful]

Try 12-13 gr of Trailboss - you do have a chronograph right?

[Nobade]

Heck, I used to use about 2.0gr. Bullseye and didn't need a suppressor. The Handi rifle would still bury that 500gr. boolit all the way into an oak log! Pretty rough on feral dogs too.

-Nobade

[perry296]

Has anyone tried red dot

[Nobade]

Sure, works great. Just don't use too much of it!

-Nobade

[TCLouis]

10.5 Unique with 378 grain boolit moseys along about 1105 fps.

[John Allen]

The 2 grains of bullseye sounds interesting how loud was it?

[Nobade]

The 2 grains of bullseye sounds interesting how loud was it?

Quieter than my pellet gun. Use pure lead though, and make sure it's big enough to seal the bore.

-Nobade

[perry296]

Has anyone tried reloader 17 its for short mags and the only reason I wonder is I have a pound that I got for free due to part of it getting spilt

[charger 1]

I'm looking to find a load to shoot out of a tc 45-70 with a 20" barrel, I'll be shooting a 500gr cast and I'm wanting to keep it sub sonic so I can eventually shot it through a suppressor.

I think I was using around 4 grains of 700X

[John Allen]

Nobade, I am going to load some up tomorrow morning and try. I can not wait.