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4-70 Maynard BP loads
Jan 30th, 2026 at 6:44pm
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With a a 260 gr bullet.
  
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Re: 4-70 Maynard BP loads
Reply #1 - Jan 30th, 2026 at 9:30pm
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Fill the case up with Swiss 1.5 to where the bottom of the seated bullet will be. add a 0.030 wad and compress slightly.  Seat the bullet to just touch the wad and give it a try.  Then try slightly less powder and a 0.060 wad.  Then try slightly less with a 0.030 and a 0.060 wad.  You get the picture.  I like to take the powder to the range in pre-measured blood sample vials and compress by hand with my Shiloh Sharps compression die and finger seat the bullets.  That way you can try all sorts of combinations at the range to see what works.  Remember to clean between different loads and dry the barrel with a few clean patches. Ole Enysford fffg works good in my 40 caliber rifles but is not available.  Tom
  
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Re: 4-70 Maynard BP loads
Reply #2 - Feb 1st, 2026 at 9:46am
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The 40/70 Maynard case will hold much more powder than you need with a 260 gr bullet. That sounds more like a 40/40 bullet. If your twist will allow it, get a heavier bullet or use 40-45 grains of powder and a filler to fill the case. I use 40 grains in a 40/50 SS with a 370 grain bullet and it knocks pigs over well at 300 meters. The 40/50 is slightly more than 1/2" shorter than your 40/70.
  
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Re: 4-70 Maynard BP loads
Reply #3 - Feb 1st, 2026 at 10:29am
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Never used a filler. Do you put a wad between powder and filler?
  
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