Good plinking mold for 50-70?

[Stopsign32v]

Do you guys know of a decent plinking load at no more than 100 yards on some steel for a 50-70. I have a new production McNelly Sharps carbine I will be shooting it from. Looking for smokeless loads too.

[1Hawkeye]

The lyman 450 gr with 13.0 grs of unique is a accurate load thats easy on the shoulder.

[hpbear101]

289608

The Lee 450 grain bullet is very close to the original military bullet and shoots well in my trapdoors.

Tom

[15meter]

289608

The Lee 450 grain bullet is very close to the original military bullet and shoots well in my trapdoors.

Tom

This, I size mine to .515, it takes that to be accurate in my 1870 Trapdoor rifle. And it rings dingers well. I take old steel welding oxygen cylinders into 1/3's, hang them up with old truck straps from the 2" or wider ratchet straps. It makes it sound like Sunday morning on the rifle range.

[Bad Ass Wallace]

My two favourites are either the 450gn Lyman or the 510gn CBE, both shoot to the same POI at 100 yds.

https://i.imgur.com/QmglPAyl.jpg

[45-70 Chevroner]

Lyman has a 292gr 45-70 mold. I love this boolit for informal plinking. My Lyman 44th edition showers loads using Unique of 18 to 20 gr. The 20 gr load shows a velocity of a little over 1600 fps. I have used as little as 12 gr with no filler with a velocity of about 1100 fps. Lymans 44th edition does not recommend fillers. As a mater of fact none of Lymans manuals recommend fillers.

[whisler]

I have the Lee 450 & 500 molds new in the box (inherited). Don't know why he had them because he had nothing to shoot them in. Neither do I. Only thing I have in 50 caliber is a flintlock. I was considering a 45-70 down the road(if I live long enough); maybe this is a sign it should be a 50-70, but I don't see it happening.

[Green Frog]

I use the old Ideal 515139 for my 50 cal Maynard Percussion cartridges and use a Lyman 50-70 sizing die as a sort of “Taper Crimp” die for them. I feel certain this should work well for your reduced loads.

Froggie