HELP need advice or loads for a 45-70

[howie1968]

need  some  decent  loads   for my  friend   he  is  using  reloader 15  IMR 3031  and H335  his  bullets  ore  300  gr  remington holowpints   he  is  loading 54 gr of Imr 3031 for  about 1500 FPS 56  grains  is  around 1600 FPS   he  also  has  some  oregon trails 350 cast  and  some  Reminton 405 softpoints   what  are  some  of  yalls fav  loads  with these  powders or  other  powders  and  bullet  type  and  approx  what velocity  we  are  trying  to  get  him  into  pig  stopping  territory  i  use  factory winchester 300 hollow  points  for  most  of  my  work   but  i  know  he  can  do  much  better   he  has  a  guide  gun  non ported 18.5 inch barrel
                        Thanks in advance

[Lawdog]

howie1968,

I think that before we can give you any load recommendations we will need to know what type of rifle your friend is using.  Old rifle or newer?  Lever action, single shot or bolt action?  These will make a difference.  Lawdog
 

[howie1968]

He  is  using  a   Marlin lever action  guide  gun   45-70  the  gun  is  2  months  old  he  is  handloading  now and  very  safe  with  pressure  and  so  forth he  has  loaded  some  fairly  mild   300  gr  hollowpints  behind  a  charge of 54 gr IMR 3031 veclocity  from a chronograph is 1500 fps, idealy  he  wants   more  velocity    what  amount  of  xcharge   would  you  use?   no  signs  of  pressure whatsover  thanks

[rickt300]

I used the Remington 300 grain HP a bit on deer and a few hogs with a load close to the 54 grainer and had no problem moving to 405 grain Rem soft points.  I got great accuracy with 32 grains of IMR 4227 pushing the 405 grain bullet to around 1500 fps. Good shooting and moderate recoil. For more power I used IMR 4198 and H 4895 and the 405 Remington to more than 1700 fps where recoil begins to enter the picture.  I liked the 4198 powder a bit better because you use less and it leaves very little fouling.  Both powders worked fine though.  3031 and the 300 grain bullets made my bore look like a log chute. Howie your NEF can take more pressure than my 1895 marlin but the real limitation is recoil.  I settled on the 4227 load for all my hunting.