I cast up some .490 pure lead balls for the contender 45 70, sized them first to .462 ......yes, it was a grunt, and then down to .459 ........much easier. Lubed with Lee liquid alox.
Now for powder.........Unique? Bullseye? What are you using? Is Bullseye position sensitive?
The idea is to have a plinking load that comes as close to the peep sight settings that I have adjusted for the 360gr hunting load. If I can`t get the POI close, even with titrating the powder charge, then the plan was a bust. It would be nice to have a plinking / small game load for in the field for shooting small game or varmints that hits reasonably close to the POI at 25m.
Anyone done this?