they will all work i like IMR 4198 with cast bullets let us know how it turns out

 

My go to was 40gr of IMR 3031 for plain base bullets. I never did well with RL7 but someone will come along with the exact opposite results

 

For me, 38gr IMR 3031 under a 405gr cast. It's a nice easy shootin' load and accurate enough to shoot the ears off a mouse.
All the best.......Mike

 

Thanks guys. What OAL have you been seating to? I have a Lee FCD.

 

I use th h4198 and my new favorite 5744(claimed to be consistent in diff temperatures)
I load mine light to prevent leading so I keep it under 1200. My aol is 2.522 not sure of which way for the sweet spot but but for now i just want to keep it consistent :biggrin:

 

IMR 3031 and RE7 work the best for me. Velocity at 1500. Don't have any experience with those bevel base bullets, but have read on cast boolits forum that you should watch for leading problems. The commercial casters use those bevel bases because they release from the mold well.

 

40grs of RL7 or 42grs of RL7

 

I agree with the above. All of those powder should work great. Is that bullet not gas checked? If so I would try to keep the velocity down.

 

Overall length will be determined by the crimp ring, you must crimp if these will be used in a lever gun. RL7 is my go to powder, H4098 works well too. Around here 12-15 grains of unique with a cotton spacer is becoming the load of choice. Sounds crazy but I've seen it be very accurate. Load at your own risk.

 

Overall length will be determined by the crimp ring, you must crimp if these will be used in a lever gun. RL7 is my go to powder, H4098 works well too. Around here 12-15 grains of unique with a cotton spacer is becoming the load of choice. Sounds crazy but I've seen it be very accurate. Load at your own risk.

Quite right. I have used lots of these B/B 405's in my 1895 CB and they have to be crimped at the very leading edge of the crimp ring or they hang up exciting the mag tube.

Boomer, where about's are you in the wild rose Province? I'm central, east of RD

 

30 or 32 grains imr 4198 works great! I have marlin gbl and h@r buffalo classic :beerglass:

 

I'm going to second this suggestion, it works.

 

14-15gr.Of Unique. No buffer needed ,Unique is not position sensitive.

 

38.8 gr's of IMR 4198 with a 405 gr. Wide Flat Nose bullet is the load that shoots best in my 1895-GS.

 

Hi! I recognize that bullet as a BULLET BARN offering, use it my self in my guide gun. Try 50 grains of Varget with a good crimp.

 

LOL, that's the exact load I just put together!

 

Varget

 

My Son and I shoot 35 grs of IMR3031 under a 405 gr hardcast LRNFP bullet. 1250 to 1350 fps, I have been told, don`t have a crony. In all of our 45-70`s very comfortable load to shoot in any thing we have. We Hunt, Plink, and Cowboy Shoot with this load. And we have never shot a Pig or a Deer that we did not get full penatration either side to side or end to end with this load. I have quit shooting the shoulder bumpers, I turned 71 this year and just to darn old to shoot them any more, and really never needed to, where we hunt.
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I use H4198. 32 grains shot well. I used 30 grains for a while in my 1886.

 

40 grains of Varget!!! At 100 yards it has shot groups like this in 5 different 1895's from 18.5" to 26" barrels and on 32" barreled sharps.

30 grains of H4198 shoots just about the same and neither load seems to heat up the barrel very much at all. At 100 yards my Guide Gun put 20 in a row inside of 2" in less than 8 minutes. Just one 2" hole when I was done.

 

The Trochu Gun Club has been working at getting a Cowboy Levergun Silhouette ( both pistol cal & rifle) program going if your interested in that sort of shooting. There are usually a group from Calgary come out so car pooling is a possibility. If you're interested I will relay the new schedule to you when I get it.

 

Sure, that sounds like fun. I have a 1894 in .357 and a Ruger Blackhawk in the same.

 

Dang and i just moved out of Olds AB

 

My 1895G likes 405 grain cast lead over
25 grains of H322 as a plinker. 40 grains of IMR3031 as a light hunting load, and 46 grains of 3031 as a full power load.​

 

I've used Varget with good results, but that was what I had at the time and it gave me 2" groups at 100 yards so I stuck with it.

+1 on the 12-15gr of Unique load, but I don't use filler. My wife killed her first deer with a Guide Gun, a 400gr commercial bullet and 14gr Unique at about 10 yards several years ago. The moderate Unique loads in the .45-70 are a great load for fun and teaching new shooters.