Ruger #1 in 450/400 info?

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07 January 2009, 00:51

DWright

Ruger #1 in 450/400 info?

Our local gun shop has a #1 with a pretty nice piece of wood, in 450/400 N.E. at a good price. This is one caliber I have no experience with. What can you tell me about this catridge, in the #1? I'm mostly a cast bullet shooter, so would be interested in any info regarding that as well. Also looking for a Marlin .45-70 for a project gun, if anyone has one for sale. Thanks in advance.

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07 January 2009, 04:42

Oregon45

I'm shooting .410" sized 400gr cast bullets through mine over 30gr of Trail Boss powder and am having a great time. That loads hits to the same point of aim at 50 yards as my 400gr /80gr H4831 loads with jacketed bullets, so long as I run the boresnake through before switching between types of bullets.

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07 January 2009, 18:16

Rusty

Forget the 45/70 and get the Ruger! 450/400 3 inch aka 400 Jeffery is a great round. Nice long.410 caliber 400 grain bullet gets the job done! Load it up or down.

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07 January 2009, 18:40

DWright

quote:
Originally posted by Rusty:
Forget the 45/70 and get the Ruger! 450/400 3 inch aka 400 Jeffery is a great round. Nice long.410 caliber 400 grain bullet gets the job done! Load it up or down.

Thanks Rusty. I think I'll go ahead and grab the 400 Jeffery. But the .45-70 will be converted to .500 B&M for use on our larger rouge jack rabbits here in Oregon. I'm hoping I can get some home cast 500 grain bullets to do a complete penetration on them even if shoulder bone is hit! Great fun! Anyone know where I can find the best source for load data in the .450/400? Seems illusive. Cheers.