Thinking on a new rifle

[Mike]

Mustang, For long range in a .40/70 you'll want the 400 grain bullets or heavier. I use a small variety of bullet weight in my highwall, mostly the 370 grain Saeco for silhouettes out to the turkeys, at 385 meters. The heavier rams at 500 meters usually call for a 400 grain slug just for the extra punch. (I have hit one ram that didn't topple over and that was with a 385 grain bullet, so no score.) The 400 grain bullet I'm trying now is from RCBS and they have two such bullets, I'm trying the pointed one with the wide lube grooves. RCBS also as some .40 caliber bullets designed by C. Sharps Arms and those are noted, to give an example, as the .40-400 CSA. There really is no shortage of bullet styles for the .40 caliber guns.