Will be loading for a new to me 1895 46/70. In Canada we are very limited to what our choice of cast bullets are, but we do have all the major players for the jacketed stuff. My inclination is to go with the 400 grain Speer and a max charge of H-4198. Some actual experiance first hand would be excellent.
Some background on me is I've hunted moose for 40 years and taken my share of them so I have a good idea of how they react to the usual .270, '06 etc. I am now hunting in a new area of the province and a lever gun is the best way to go here. The moose here start at 600 lbs. and go up from there to about 1200.
On a closing note. Do any of you fellow 45/70r's have a line on who ships high end cast stuff to Canada?
The rifle I purchased has the micro-groove barrel and I have seen it shoot some 2-4 in. groups with reciever sights at 100m. The chap I purchased the rifle from casts his own and has agreed to give me 50 to get started. They are a 405 GC grain bullet ,I believe, from a Lee Mould sized to .459.
I don't cast my own; yet. When I do I will be back here picking brains again.
Cheers and thanks people
Some background on me is I've hunted moose for 40 years and taken my share of them so I have a good idea of how they react to the usual .270, '06 etc. I am now hunting in a new area of the province and a lever gun is the best way to go here. The moose here start at 600 lbs. and go up from there to about 1200.
On a closing note. Do any of you fellow 45/70r's have a line on who ships high end cast stuff to Canada?
The rifle I purchased has the micro-groove barrel and I have seen it shoot some 2-4 in. groups with reciever sights at 100m. The chap I purchased the rifle from casts his own and has agreed to give me 50 to get started. They are a 405 GC grain bullet ,I believe, from a Lee Mould sized to .459.
I don't cast my own; yet. When I do I will be back here picking brains again.
Cheers and thanks people