I believe that the load they are talking about is the jacketed 300 gr one @ 1800 fps.

Frank

I would certainly avoid the really hot stuff from Garrett and Buffalo Bore.  Some of their ammunition is loaded to much higher pressures.

Chris.

Not wanting to shoot hot stuff for the sake of it. I do hunt with this rifle alot and the Remington 405gr has been more than enough to put meat on the table. But a friend sold a 45-70 lever and gave me two boxes one corbon 460gr  1650 fps 2780 ft/lbs the other 430 gr hsm bear load. Just trying to find out if I should even contemplate using these rounds.

I am "almost" certain that Pedersoli says 28,000 PSI (they also use CUP interchangeably with the same numbers???) for the Highwall. Those Buffalo Bore rounds are for Marlin 1895s or stronger and IMHO they are about max for the Marlin so I would be hesitant to shoot them in the Pedersoli Highwall although I have known someone who did with no problems. Still I think they may be a bit outside the Pedersoli's safety range.


The advice to load your own is good advice indeed, safe loads can easily be found that are above the factory Remington, Winchester, etc BP equivalent ammo without pushing the limit with ammo such as the Garret and Buffalo Bore. Besides with the obscene pricing of factory ammo for the 45/70 simple plinking can get extremely expensive in a hurry at $1.50 to $2.00+ a pop!

If those 2 boxes were mine, I would pull the loads, dump the powder, sell the bullets or give them away, and keep the cases.  Leaving that stuff around means that there is a big chance that someone would shoot the loaded cartridges in an old rifle.  They are a disaster waiting to happen.

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The above is always the key to the 45/70. I always loved the stories about the Cavalry guy's switching out the carbine rounds for the rifle rounds.

I believe that everyone should own and shoot a 45/70, especially if he/she is into single shots. There can be nothing wrong with a cartridge that's been around since 1873!!! I have three 45 Colt caliber pistols, too. I love that year!

When I started this game, I wanted one real bad and had one built that year (1985) and I still have that one. I've always been a "hot rodder" and saw the Lyman loads for the Rugers, as well as others. The top loads of Rx7 are the ones I liked the best One reason that I like the Rx7 loads, is that you can load the cartridge like in the BP days but, in the RUGER, ONLY.

They kinda reminded me of the 458 Win Mag and I had visions of Elephants and Brown Bears running through my head

Another reason that I like the 45/70 is that it separates the men from the boys and it makes me young again

Now after the torn rotor cuff surgery, I can shoot again. I'm very happy about that, too

You can see by all the Smiley Faces, just how happy the 45/70 makes me

Frank