44-70

[Mike]

Sam, My .44/70 is from C. Sharps Arms and it has their standard 1/2-degree leade. That is usually very good with paper patch loads but at the present I'm working more with GG bullets, from a Brooks mold. I do have the KAL adjustable PP bullet but that seems to get used more in the .44/77 than in the .44/70, at least so far...
The taper to the case is very hard to see whereas the taper to a .40/65 is easy to see. I will suggest that the sized brass has a straight neck but to really see that you should refer to a drawing of the cartridge case. Perhaps C. Sharps Arms or Redding (the die maker) could provide that drawing. Shoot sharp, Mike