I have a ruger no1 that I plan to rebarrel to a 45-70 or 45-100, but It�s difficult to choose. I like to use this rifle for smokeless powder only. I allready have the reamers and reloading dies for both calibers, and also 200 brass in caliber 45-100 and 300 brass in caliber 45-70. The brass is from Starline for the 45-100 and from PMC for the 45-70. I like to use both cast bullets and other bullets in caliber .458

The 45-70 have very small powder space I think, but maybe it�s enough of space anyway. The rifle weights 10 pounds with a 26" heavy barrel.

I allready have two bolt rifles in caliber 458 Win and 458 Lott so I like to have a caliber with rim.

I bought the brass, reamers and reloading dies for the 45-100 becourse that I planned to rechamber my sharps to that caliber from a 45-70, but now I think about a 45-110 in that rifle.

Anyone here who like to give me some advice about this?

I have a number 3 in 45/70, and love shooting it. I thought about rechambering it once to a 45/100, just for fun. But decided that since I don't need the extra oomph for anything and here the 45/70 is very readily available, I would just leave it like it is.

If you just like 45's and already have a 458win and 458 lott and a 45/100 Sharps then do a 45/70 and you have 4 different guns. Rechamber the sharps and then sell the 45/100 brass. I really like shooting the 45/70 myself, maybe try it and you could always go bigger later if you don't like it.

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