I recently purchased a Wesson & Harrington Buffalo Classic in 45-70 and would like to start reloading. Have never done any reloading but I own and use a Rock Chucker press and RCBS electronic scales on a regular basis. I now build and shoot smokeless muzzleloaders and a lot of the powders and boolits I use can be loaded in the 45-70 round. I cannot hunt with a centerfire rifle in my county so this 45-70 would be for targets and having fun. I am interested in smokeless as well as black powder loads. Since I have the press and scales, what else do I need to get started? What is the best reloading manual to buy? What brass and boolits do you recommend? Eventually I would start casting my own boolits. I am a 60+ yr old kid that loves to shoot - especially large boolits at longer ranges. I am looking for you guys to start me in the right direction. Thanks and Merry Christmas.
Barry