Thread: I reloaded some 45-70 for my new rifle!

Originally Posted by homebrew.357

Well I`m still going through testing loads to see what my kiwi sharps likes, black powder wise I use 65-70gr of 3f with a 406 gr and 420gr .459" dia lead bullets lube with bees wax/lanolin/olive oil mix, punches a neat round hole, so my rifling is working. I`m also trying paper patched bullets, so far a 420gr one with 38grs of 3031 is not to bad at 50m , so will see how it goes at 100m. I know it`s a black powder cartridge, but it`s just great fun to shoot with anything.

Old line flow computer paper or old Buttuck? Dress pattern paper, get it from OP shops for paper patching