.45-70 reload deer

[irishtoo]

i finally i scored a doe with a 45-70 reload. my cast .459 400gr soft lead powder coated rnfp, 15 grs of unique,wlr primers. dont know the fps. not far 30yds. mid chest pass thru. 3" holes in both lungs. missed the heart. she ran maybe 40yds. no meat loss ive hunted past 15 years with a flintlock and have done pretty good. but i wanted to see what this would do on game. and it worked well. irishtoo

[TurnipEaterDown]

Good going. Any pictures? Pretty hard for a deer to stop a 405gr 45 cal...

[Rick R]

It’s satisfying to put meat in the freezer with a boolit you cast out of a cartridge you loaded. My wife took her first deer ever a few years ago using a 400gr cast over 15gr of Unique.

Congratulations!

[pworley1]

Well done.

[Rapier]

The 45-70 is good medicine for deer, hogs or bear. Not many critters can carry that .458 slug very far at all.

[Jal5]

Nice job. What’s recoil like for that load? I’m planning on working up a Lee 405 gr boolit using Unique in the Spring. Shooting a Handirifle
Joe


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[BJK]

Well done! Pics?

[jcourson]

How did you end up with a 3" hole? I have a hard time even finding the holes once I get the hide off.
By far, my favorite rifle.

[todd9.3x57]

nice job!!!!!!

[ChristopherO]

[QUOTE=Jal5;5332916]Nice job. What’s recoil like for that load? I’m planning on working up a Lee 405 gr boolit using Unique in the Spring. Shooting a Handirifle
Joe


Recoil is minimum at most. I shoot 14 grains with a 405 grain out of a Lee mold and it is my plinker load. Would it kill deer well? I have no doubt, but use a wider flat nose for hunting. You'll enjoy that load out of a Handi Rifle.

[EMC45]

Congrats to the OP. That was my deer load when I used 45-70 to hunt. Kicks like a 20ga field load. Kills them dead too.

[missionary5155]

Good afternoon and Congratulations !
Popping corn crunchers with our own home made slugs does bring a big smile to the heart.
I also am a flintlock hunter. Last time I was out to pop one I had a 1826 made Hall flinter with me.

[BadgerShooter]

45-70 Marlin 1895 has been my goto rifle for hunting in the woods for years. I have plenty of accurate long range rigs but that marlin is the right tool for the job. I shoot a 350 grain
swaged paper patched bullet with 44 grains of IMR 4198. It is a smasher.

[badguybuster]

15 grains of unique is my plinking load. Fun, accurate with very mild recoil

[brstevns]

Have use 14gr Unique and a 430gr bullet for deer. They never knew what hit them. All shots were under 100 yards

[BadgerShooter]

Was just messing with 300 grain cast and 17 grains of Trail Boss. Super pleasant little load.

[BadgerShooter]

That Hall is amazing! The only one of those I've seen has been at the NRA museum at the Whittington Center in NM. What's the caliber and load for it?

[Outer Rondacker]

Good job. Others are correct, nothing like taking game with bullet and ammo you have made yourself.

[MT Trapper]

There is nothing like taking game with homemade ammo. I shoot a 530 grain pp bullet and black powder out of my 45-70. It generally puts a 1/2" hole going in and about a 3/4" hole going out. Never seen a 3" hole with a cast bullet even if I hit bone. That would be impressive. Most critters run off a few yards, but usually not far.
Trapper

[Bfr taday]

Congratulations how soft of lead to get a 3 inch hole usually 45-70 is like a laser when hit the chest. This last hunting season I shot a deer with a Remington 405 bullet and 55gr 4064 which is really accurate out of my marlin 1895g. Using peep sights I ended up hitting a white tail in the front shoulder it grenaded the shoulder went through the deer punch a about a ¾" hole on way out and then back through the opposite shank with about a ½" hole.