.458 suggetions for my Ruger No3 - 03/07/04
I got started shooting/loading 45-70 some time ago with a NEF handi-rifle and was hooked on the bug bullets. This summer I got my Ruger No3 and quickly developed loads that could take bowling balls. I was smashing them back in the summer but I didn't seem to be getting the same results this winter. I am also getting tired of always being careful not to let Ruger loads mix with the NEF stuff, as they are close to max for what the manuals say for Ruger and such.
I thought of getting the Ruger chambered in 45/90 or bigger as a way of keeping the NEF safe and also to smash bowling ball year round without over-stressing the brass. I am limiting my choices from 45/90 to .458 RCBS, considering every length between, just no change in rim/base dia. That keeps the cutting to the chamber and allows tired brass to be trimmed for use as 45/70 in the NEF.
My question: what is most sensible for a 22" barreled Ruger that is not very heavy at all? I realize that the .458 RCBS can be downloaded and the brass would last longer, but I figured that as long as I was still thinking about it I would ask around.
I thought of getting the Ruger chambered in 45/90 or bigger as a way of keeping the NEF safe and also to smash bowling ball year round without over-stressing the brass. I am limiting my choices from 45/90 to .458 RCBS, considering every length between, just no change in rim/base dia. That keeps the cutting to the chamber and allows tired brass to be trimmed for use as 45/70 in the NEF.
My question: what is most sensible for a 22" barreled Ruger that is not very heavy at all? I realize that the .458 RCBS can be downloaded and the brass would last longer, but I figured that as long as I was still thinking about it I would ask around.