[dclark1]

I also have a Ruger No. 1 in .45-70, as well as a Winchester (Miroku) 1886 ELR in the same cartridge. The ruger will handle load of sufficient recoil (and velocity) to make your eye water. I have loaded round pushing the Remington 405 gr. JSP to 2,200+ fps with three powders, without signs of excessive pressure. I backed them down to 2,000+ fps in order to shoot them reasonably.

The load I settled on is 58 gr. of 3031 with a CCI 200 primer and loaded to 2.715'. RL-7 and H322 also shot well. All would put 3 round in 1 inch at 100 yds with a 3X Weaver scope from a bench.

I developed a load of 53 gr. 3031 for the 1886 and killed an elk last year. It shot through him at 50 -60 yards. No complaints, although I can shoot better.

The Remingtons can (or could) be purchased from Cabela's and Graf and Son's. The last Graf catalog does not list them.

I have also shot some Speer 400 gr, and they are similar, but not identical in velocity and loads. Load cautiously and they will also work.

The last bullet I tried is the Kodiak from Alaska Bullet Works. Spendy, but good bullets. I will probably use them with my .450 Alaskan.

Let us know what you do with your loads.

dclark

 

[dclark1]

brewtcl,

According to Speer staff, the 400 bullet penetrates best at about 1,900 fps, but they have driven it to 2500 fps in the .458 Win Mag. It should work for anything you want with the loads shown from Barnes. Also might want to check the new Speer manual at it goes to 2000 fps.

Let us know how you do.

dclark

 

[dclark1]

Redhead,

If I read the data correctly, RL-10 is a bit slower burning than RL-7, so should provide more powder per pressure, and may be about ideal for the 405 gr. loads in the 45.70. I have been unable to locate any in my area so far, but am looking. I have gotten 2,200 fps with RL-7, so am looking forward to trying RL-10. As if I needed more velocity.

dclark