I have worked up a great hunting load with a NOE 400 gr mold
But I was thinking about cutting a new mold for it
I was wondering if anyone has tried a 250 gr plain base bullet in the BFR 45/70
I am thinking on basing the bullet on the profile of the LEE C452 300 RF
But doing away with the gas check and shorting the bullet OAL to drop a 250 gr .460 or .459 flat nose bullet
I am thinking maybe 1000 FPS
I have tried 350 gr GC and 325 gr GC bullets from a mold I recut RCBS from a 300 gr GC mold
Both shoot good
But I was thinking a lite plain based bullet should be a fun plinking bullet
I am looking for a low recoil , fun to shoot load
I would be killing paper targets and pop cans out to 100 yards
Maybe a groundhog or 2 also
Your thoughts ?
Thanks
John