I finally found a H&R Buffalo Classic for sale in my area. Hope to pick up this Wednesday. What would be a good cast bullet load to start out with?
I finally found a H&R Buffalo Classic for sale in my area. Hope to pick up this Wednesday. What would be a good cast bullet load to start out with?
Ask that question of twenty different BPCR shooters and you'll get, at least, 19 different answers. FWIW, either a Lyman 457124 (400 gr from 50/50 COWW and range scrap) or the Lee 457-405-F over 13-14 gr. of Unique (no filler) will pretty much duplicate the Trapdoor Carbine Load. Moderate recoil and reasonably accurate in all of my .45-70s (including a repro Trapdoor).
Bill
"I'm not often right but I've never been wrong."
Jimmy Buffett
"Scarlet Begonias"
x2 on the Unique load for 405grs and I also use 15 grs for 300-350gr bullets I cast. Every one of my 45/70's shoot these loads very well, especially my H&R Buffalo Hunter. I killed a big doe this evening with the 350gr Lyman/Gould hollow point and 15 gr Unique load, zipped thru both shoulder and the spine as well, DRT.
457-405-F with 70 gr.of pyrodex RS by volume that is what I used in mine.
Thanks for all the replies. I been using Unique in my CVA. But I was thinking of using black powder. I have some Alliance Black MZ I thought of trying.
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 |