Hello All,

[Mike]

Doug, So, you're already a member of the Bullet Mould of the Month Club, good doin's! You can see how easy it is... And if you don't know it yet you'll soon learn that each brand of bullet moulds generally require the same brand of mould handles.
You mention getting everything except bullet lube and the "grease groove" bullets you're buying will need lube. There are several good bullet lubes out there especially made for black powder shooting such as SPG, BPC from C. Sharps Arms, DGL (damn good lube) and a fairly new kid on the block, Vigilante Bullet Lube. SPG and DGL are both available from BACO (Buffalo Arms Co.) and you are already familiar with them, a very good place to get goods and plunder. Go to C. Sharps Arms for BPC, google for their web site, and look on Facebook for Vigilante. I'm using Vigilante and liking it.
For some of your first reloads that you'll do yourself, let me recommend using bullets from that #457124 mould over just 55 grains of your OE 2F powder. That duplicates the old military carbine load and you'll enjoy shooting it. If you want to, use a .060" veggie wad over the powder then seat the bullet all the way down so all grease grooves are covered by the casing. And the .45/70 doesn't need to be fueled with 70 grains of powder every time.
The sights you mentioned sound like a good way to go.
Okay, I'll let you go for now but keep us up to date on your progress. Shoot sharp, Mike