favorite load for buffalo classic.

[Starvnhuntr]

I seem to be having trouble getting my buffalo classic to settle down to a good load. I've tried sr-4759 reloader 7,and trail boss, with several different boolits but what worked the last time I went to the range was a Lee boolit #457643 with 37.0 grns. of re-7. for some I could not repeat the accuracy of that load yesterday. please share with me your favorite loads for your buffalo classic.

[littlejack]

Starvnhuntr:
Welcome to the CastBoolits
Have you considered black powder?
Jack

[nhrifle]

:goodpost:

Definitely black powder. Much more fun, amazingly accurate, and oh so right with a single shot gun.

[Starvnhuntr]

Starvnhuntr:
Welcome to the CastBoolits
Have you considered black powder?
Jack

I will try black next time. I actually shoot black quite a bit.in a miroku 45-90 that shoots like a house a fire.

[Skipper]

Was that the Lyman 457643? If so, it's probably too small in diameter for the Classic. I shoot the Ranch Dog 350 at .459-.460 in mine. The Lee 405 hollow base (.459) also works very well.

[bubba.50]

340gr lee's cast from pure lead, some of wiljen's bp lube, two milk carton wads slightly compressed over 60gr goex 2f works good in mine.

[school of mines]

I have had good luck with 5744 powder at trapdoor levels with Lyman 457125s. The recoil is stout, but I enjoy hitting the 300 yard gong with it!! My boolits are at .459" and group well.

[Nobade]

When I had one of those rifles, the Lee 405HB over a compressed charge of 70gr. FFg, lubed with Emmert's, shot very well out to 500M on the silhouettes.

-Nobade

[tacklebury]

48 gr. Reloader7 with Hornady 350 gr. RNFP & second fav. is 47 gr. Reloader7 with Hornady 300 gr. HP Both super accurate. HP did too much damage on meat in my opinion, so I went to the FP.

[johnson1942]

37 grains of reloader 7 a fiber or poly wad and a 500 grain old style military bullet in 20 to 1 lead. slow consistant and accurate.

[JimP.]

32.0 grs of Rl-7 fiber card on base of bullet, starline cases and the SAECO 883mold 500 gr rn. this is a double diameter bullet seated to cover grease groove. light crimp. H & R 1871 Buff Classic loves this load, 1 1/2 inch groups 100 yds. JimP.

[725]

40 gr 3031 w/ 420 boolit

30 gr 4198 w/ a pinch of Dacron and a 420 gr boolit

4.0 cc dipper of Pyrodex and a 350 gc boolit

Safe in mine - you work up your own load. FYI