Best design for Leverguns for Hunting & accuracy

[Sky C.]

Hello Mr. Smith-

I have your book & read / re-read it from time to time.  Much good info.

My current passion is CB's in Leverguns - I want to achieve the best accuracy possible for hunting bullets.  I'd like to hear your thoughts and recommendations about the best designs for these guns.  

Because of no camming capability without significantly impacting the ability to cycle the action, designs that engage the rifling or throat snugly for good fit would seem to be a problem.  What can be done within the limitations of using this kind of action to get the best results?

Thank you for your thoughts.

Best regards-

Sky C.
Longmont, CO

[Veral]

I've had the best results by forgetting about bullets having to be forced into the rifling.  It isn't a concern with LBT designs because I put a strong forward driving band on whenever I can.  It a bullet has a long nose and tiny driving bands up front, a jump can hurt accuracy bad.

Second.  Use a relitively slow ball powder, loaded to compress lightly, and don't crimp.  The powder will hold the bullet from going deeper from the magazine banging, the slow powder slows the jump to rifling, and allows max speed with fairly soft hunting alloys needed to get expansion from 30-30 class guns.  

If the caliber is big enough so allow a large flat on the nose, i.e. 45-70, then hard alloys and a big nose give results without driving them at max speed, and the jump isn't critical because speed/pressure isn't too severe for the hard lead.