Tossing Around Some Caliber Choices

[Mike]

Don, I just got my heart set on a punkin roller. I've been around a 32-40 and it just doesn't resonate with me.

Caprock I'll be glad to chat 50-70 with you. My '74 from C. Sharps is doing very well with the bullet I "designed" for Accurate Molds. (I say "designed" because all I did was send in the dimensions. It's a tapered bullet.) Dakota Dick Savage also has his favorites from Accurate Molds so you have your choice of at least three good paper patch designs from that maker. My favorite weighs close to the old 473 grain bullet made for the .50-90 and I have seen references about that bullet also being loaded in the .50-70. Dick Savage prefers a heavier bullet and his favorite weighs in at 540 grains. That will have obvious advantages for long range shooting and Dick dropped a big buffalo with one of them. Anyway, if you go for a .50-70 you do have a good choice in bullets. Mike