This is my go to 45-70 bullet. Feeds like butter in my Marlin 1895.
https://accuratemolds.com/bullet_det...bullet=46-405V
This is my go to 45-70 bullet. Feeds like butter in my Marlin 1895.
https://accuratemolds.com/bullet_det...bullet=46-405V
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Proverbs 1:7
Paper and small game and varints
https://noebulletmolds.com/site/prod...60-186-cb-ap4/
My Henry loves the Lyman 292 as cast and dipped in LLA!
Currently casting and loading: .32 Auto, .380 Auto, .38 Special, 9X19, .357 Magnum, .257 Roberts, 6.5 Creedmoor, .30 WCF, .308 WCF.
Unless you are hunting the great bears, or cape buffalo, or target shooting past 300 yards,there is little need for bullets heavier than the 290-325 grainers. Recoil is significant in the lightweight lever guns when bullet weight climbs. I like the the RCBS 45-300 Flat nose Gas Check for most shooting. A plain base 300 grain works well for under 1300-1400 fps. In a Marlin you might want to size to .460-.461 for less leading, better accuracy. I have shot at least a dozen elk and a moose with the 300 grain bullets and have no reason to go heavier unless for bison.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |