All,
I've been on a kick here recently of wanting to buy a big bore single shot rifle. Either a break barrel CVA Scout in 45-70 or a Ruger American in 450 bushmaster. I have been bouncing between 45-70 and 450 Bushmaster. I know whatever 450 Bushmaster can do the 45-70 can do better but I don't see a need to load that darn hot anyway. My question is what is the best option for cast lead bullets? I have read just about every thread I can on the subject and the most I'm getting relates to ARs in 450 and I'm not finding any detailed threads about the CVA V2 Scout in 45-70. I'd love to know if anyone has had good accuracy out of either of these and with what mold.
Also, for full power rounds I assume I will need to gas check the rounds for either caliber but I have been wrong before. Is gas checking going to be necessary or just load dependent?
Sorry if this comes off stupid. I've been casting for a while now but never thought about moving into the big bore rifle world.
Any advice is greatly appreciated y'all.