Billy Jack
Member
This forum taught me the importance of slugging my revolver barrel and cylinder throats before ordering cast boolits and that knowledge has served me well.....THANKS
I had planned to slug the barrel of my Ruger #1 in 45-70 also, but my bullet guy says it should be .458" and I will be fine with a .459 bullet.
Based on my revolver experience I was leaning more toward a .460 bullet for the 45-70. BTW I am planning to use 400-500gr in old fashioned loadings, not hot Ruger loads, my shoulder is at least as old as I am!
I'll probably go ahead and slug the barrel anyway as I am a "nit-picker" by nature, but I would love to hear comments on others experiences.
I had planned to slug the barrel of my Ruger #1 in 45-70 also, but my bullet guy says it should be .458" and I will be fine with a .459 bullet.
Based on my revolver experience I was leaning more toward a .460 bullet for the 45-70. BTW I am planning to use 400-500gr in old fashioned loadings, not hot Ruger loads, my shoulder is at least as old as I am!
I'll probably go ahead and slug the barrel anyway as I am a "nit-picker" by nature, but I would love to hear comments on others experiences.