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anyone got a load that will duplicate the buffalo bore ammo.

Which load?

I've done a lot of heavy loads in .45 Colt for my Rugers using 255 gr HC SWCs up to 325 gr Keiths. What are you looking for as far as bullet weight, type, and velocity.

im looking for a load with a 300 gr. bullet.im shooting a 45lc puma lever action rifle with 26 inch barell.

id like to get 1500 fps. is it possible?

In a rifle probably. I'll try to get up to my bench this evening and pull some data for you. Are you wanting to use hard cast or jacketed bullets?

id like to use a sierra jacketed bullet.

If that is the Puma which is the copy of a Win 92 I would try the following:

H110/WW296 22.0 gr
2400 20.0 gr
Lil Gun 20.0 gr

Any of these loads will get you what you are looking for. These are pretty much Max loads so drop down a couple of grains and work up to them watching for pressure signs. I take no responsibility for how you use this data (I have to say that.)

What guns can safely take the hot 45LC+ loads besides Ruger & T/C Contenders..

The Win M92 clones, Win M94, Marlin M94, Colt Anaconda, and anything chambered in .454 Casull are fine with these loads. The original Ruger Vaqueros that were built on the Blackhawk frame were fine with high pressure loads but the newer smaller framed Vaqueros will not safely take them. Also, never use these loads in any Colt SAA or clone like the Beretta Stampede, Uberti Cattleman, etc.

the loads worked great, i traded off my puma and bought a rossi 45 lc lever gun.it likes the h110 and sierra 300 gr. bullets

you can get about 1150 to 1200 with 260 & 300 gr. bullets in the ruger blackhawks & contenders but that's max. the pistols can actually handle heavier loads but the cases ca'nt.--cranky72