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NH_Hunter View Drop Down
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    Posted: 21 June 2003 at 07:07

Hey guys, what is the best .45 cal cast bullet design. I know either this year or next year i will end up with a rifle in .45-70 no matter what it is. Most likely it will be a Ruger #1 or a Navy Arms 1874 Sharps Carbine. Since i cant get the Savage, i might as well get something else instead. I dropped the bow idea too. I just dont feel like bowhunting until i get a deer with a firearm.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31 July 2003 at 04:38

This board needs a wake-up call.....so while I sit here in the cubicle farm waiting for the farking phone to ring, I'll jump on in.

I have Ruger #1 in 45-70, and it is SUPERBLY accurate with cast bullets.  I recently scoped the rifle to give my aging eyes an assist, and HIJO LA--it made ragged 1.25" to 1.5" 5-shot holes in targets at 50 yards.  That's not center-to-center, either.  The two designs that did this are the Lee 405 grain plain-base and the RCBS 300 grain flatnose/gas-check. 

A couple things about the recent Ruger #1's--they have a "Government ballseat" which is VERY short and abrupt.  This limits your bullet selection a bit, because longer sloping nose profiles will require deeper seating.  The other thing about Ruger #1's is that they are LIGHT--mine weighs about 7 pounds minus scope and rings.  If you load some of the full-potential charges with 400 grain bullets at 1900 FPS, the recoil will be memorable.  Black powder-intensity loads (405's at 1300 FPS+/-) are all-day loads, though--very pleasant to fire, and will upend any deer every bred in North America.     

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