45/70 Ranch Dog

[revbc]

Anyone have a good trapdoor to lever gun load for the Ranch Dog .458-350gr or equivalent? 

I have:
Imr 4198
Varget
H322
W748
Lil Gun
H110
and others. No RL 7 that I see a lot using.

Trying to cut my load development time down, if possible.

Bobby

[Swampman]

I love 30 grains of IMR-4198.

[revbc]

Swampman,

Is that with a Ranch Dog 350gr cast?

[Smokin Joe]

Check out the 350 gn low-vel data:

http://www.gmdr.com/lever/lowveldata.htm

[Swampman]

Swampman,

Is that with a Ranch Dog 350gr cast?

That's with a 405 cast.  One hole at 100 yards.

[twoeighty]

hey swampman---did you shoot More than once? (:
 
my gunsmith gaurantees all his rifles he builds will shoot thru 1 hole---the hole at the end of the barrell  !!!!!!!!!!
 
just funnin ya
 
280

[cwlongshot]

All kidding aside, I agree IMR 4198 and RL7 are THE powders I choose for the 45/70 and of them 4198 ismy first choice.

Many others will work, 4198 is my choice...

CW

[gendoc]

can't tellya bout cast boolits outta my handi's... i shoot them kinda boolits outta my
 sharps and slang-shot.
 
all our 45/70's...  use imr-4227 wif jacketed bullets. ain't nare better'n in these barrels of our's
for hunt'n

[Swampman]

Last time I shot my Ruger #3, I thought I was missing the whole target after the first shot.  When I went down range I realized there were quite a few shots in the same hole.  It's amazing at 100 yards.

[petemi]

Swampy, you must be really impressed with it cause it took ya more than one line to say it    Kidding aside, IMR 4198 is my choice too for the .45-70.  I'm shooting the .405 Remingtons from 1200 fps to 1950 fps and it's very accurate all the way.  I can't help you with the Ranch Dogs.  I've never used them.

Pete

[revbc]

Here be the results of these Ranch Dogs.