45-70 bfr

tactical870 said:
Anyone have a good recipe for handloads in a 45/70 BFR? I put 3 boxes of factory ammo through it last night and it worked great and is really managable but lots of unburnt powder on the bench.....
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Hi T870,

Found the same thing with factory ammo and even my plinking 405gr loads.

My 350gr loadings seem to burn way more completely, I use H4198 for both loadings (seems to be a good all around powder for the 45-70). Off the top of my head can't remember the exact grains but it was a little above the starting load for a lever action marlin, not the trapdoor data.

Also had good luck with W231 in a 350gr loading too (pretty sure it was W231).

Will PM you later tonight.

Just a quick question, how were the factory loads in the BFR? After firing off a bunch of hot 44MAG loads, the BFR with factory ammo was almost anti-climatic.
 
Factory Winchester and Federal were pretty mild.... But I regularly shoot hot 44 mag out of my 29-5 and a Remington pistol in 50-70 so it really didn't bother me much although I find it a tad heavy with the 10" barrel.
 
That 10" barrel is too long for fun shooting. I realize it's good for our American friends who can use it for hunting.

But we need a 4.2 inch model for Canadians to have fun with at the range.
 
It sure dwarfs my N frame smiths.....

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And makes my .32 look even smaller... :D

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Yeap, most factory ammo is very mild in the BFR.

It's a lot of fun with hotter stuff :D

Can't even imagine what the BFR would be like with the Buffalo Bore ammo, thinking it might be a "wrist snapper" ;)
 
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