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Offline rms4570hr

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45/70 pre-cast bullets
« on: July 07, 2006, 11:50:45 PM »
   I'm thinking about reloading some 45/70 Gov't.Looking for some pre-cast bullets good for whitetail deer and need them in the 300 gr range.And on the dia. which is better .458 or .459



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Re: 45/70 pre-cast bullets
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2006, 06:32:20 AM »
Without sounding flippant, your rifle will tell you.  I suspect the 0.459 will give better results, but each rifle is a case to its own. 
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Re: 45/70 pre-cast bullets
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2006, 09:45:50 AM »
   Yeah the gun i will be shooting them in is the H&R ultra hunter with a 45/70 Gov't 22" barrel.



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Re: 45/70 pre-cast bullets
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2006, 11:27:57 AM »
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Re: 45/70 pre-cast bullets
« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2006, 01:09:05 PM »
  Thank's for the link smokinjoe just what i'm looking for.




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Re: 45/70 pre-cast bullets
« Reply #5 on: September 19, 2006, 02:29:46 AM »
I don't know what grain of bullet your looking for but I have used them before, and selected the Lyman   #457125, .458", 500 gr., RN which is the 1881 500-gr US Gov design, good bullet for use in the Buffalo Classic's and Ultra model that I used to have.  AS both of these rifles had a rifling twist of 1:20.

The real nice thing is that these bullets work great in my Remington Rolling Block 45-2.4"

The shipping charges are the same for 50 bullets or 1,000 bullets so I can live with that as well too.

Good luck and straight shootin.
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