I have a stainless Guide Gun in 45-70 I like a lot. I bought it years ago when I had a place to hunt bear in the thick swampy Eastern section of NC. Beartooth Bullets sells a 425 hard cast bullet designed to be the heaviest bullet practical for the Marlin guns. With a max load of IIRC H322 it made shooting my 3 1/2 turkey gun seem mild.
The guy that got me interested in casting bullets for a 45-70 did his target shooting into a sandy bank. He dug out most bullets and recast them. I have a 350 grain cast load using Red Dot that equals a mid level .45 Colt load. 3 shot groups under an inch at 100 yards are common.
I miss the days of 3 cent primers, but if you have a stash of LRPs handy you can have a bunch of fun with one of these.
