Lennyjoe
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Decided to head up to Canada in August for black bear and I’m taking the 45-70. I have a good load for deer with RL-7 and 350 gr Hornady Interlock but am moving to a Woodleigh 405 gr bonded bullet for the animal that could eat me. Gonna start with 3031 and maybe try 4198 if the 3031 doesn’t perform well. C.O.L. will be 2.550 to start and the bullet manufacture recommends 1700-2000 for best performance. Rifle is a Marlin 1895 with 22” barrel.
Anyone have any experience with this bullet in the 45-70?
Hodgdon data for the 400 gr looks like I can get into the 1700 FPS range pretty easy but it might be a bit rough on the shoulder.
Anyone have any experience with this bullet in the 45-70?
Hodgdon data for the 400 gr looks like I can get into the 1700 FPS range pretty easy but it might be a bit rough on the shoulder.