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I am setting up a Ruger No.1 for "Big Bore" use. I have New England Custom peep sight and will be installing a limesaver.
What are some top loads to work up to using the
400-405 grain bullets? I have used RE 7 with the 405. thanks Elmer.

I can offer you a "varmint" load... I tried max loads of 4198 with a 300 gr Rem JHP and my chrony blew 2600... Absolutely vaporizes groundhogs... It does absolutely hurt to shoot this load without a sissy pad in this light gun.

I have the NECG's... never got them to work or I don't know how to make them work. I ran out of windage...

TM45

I took a Marlin 95 to Africa with me, and used 47grs 4198 in back of the 405gr Winchester. This gave (we recently had a chance to chronograph it) 1900fps to that bullet. I'd think you could buck it up a few grains in a #1, but I'd get a premium bullet as the 405 Winchester turned in to flat pieces of lead on impact.

45-70 Ruger #1 22" barrel
Bullet Type, Bullet Weight, C.O.L., Powder Type, Powder Charge, Primer, Velocity
Barnes Original FP, 400, 2.540", Reloder 7, 42.6, CCI 200, 1923
Barnes Original FP, 400, 2.540", Reloder 10x, 47.5, CCI 200, 1989
Barnes Original FP, 400, 2.540", IMR 4198, 43.7, CCI 200, 1930
Barnes Original FP, 400, 2.540", RS X-Term, 51.0, CCI 250, 1986
Barnes Original FP, 400, 2.550", AA5744, 41.0, WinLR, 1740
Barnes Original FP, 400, 2.550", AA2230, 52.0, WinLR, 1815
Speer Flat Nose, 400, 2.540", Reloder 7, 44.5, CCI 200, 1940
Speer Flat Nose, 400, 2.540", Reloder 10x, 50.0, CCI 200, 2015
Speer Flat Nose, 400, 2.540", IMR 4198, 46.2, CCI 200, 1977
Speer Flat Nose, 400, 2.540", RS X-Term, 53.0, CCI 250, 2008
Speer Flat Nose, 400, 2.540", H335, 60.0, CCI 200, 2005
Speer Flat Nose, 400, 2.540", H4198, 53.0, CCI 200, 2055
Speer Flat Nose, 400, 2.540", H322, 55.0C, CCI 200, 1935
Remington JSP, 405, 2.540", Reloder 7, 44.0, CCI 200, 1922
Remington JSP, 405, 2.540", Reloder 10x, 49.0, CCI 200, 1905
Remington JSP, 405, 2.540", IMR 4198, 45.1, CCI 200, 1936
Remington JSP, 405, 2.540", RS X-Term, 52.3, CCI 250, 1998
Woodleigh FN, 405, 2.540", Reloder 7, 43.5, CCI 200, 1915
Woodleigh FN, 405, 2.540", Reloder 10x, 48.5, CCI 200, 1980
Woodleigh FN, 405, 2.540", IMR 4198, 45.0, CCI 200, 1944
Woodleigh FN, 405, 2.540", RS X-Term, 52.0, CCI 250, 1997
Sources: www.realguns.com, Hodgdon #27, Accurate Arms 3.1

Might want to try some IMR 3031 under a Cast Performance 405. Starline brass & Fed LR Match Primers were used for this group.

I also use 53.0 of 3031 under Hornady 300JHP for a sub-MOA field load.

36.5 grains of IMR 4198 under a REM 300JHP makes a 1 MOA plinker, that is cheap, & a real pussey cat to shoot. Suspect the 4198 would also make a great business load as well, but have not got around to serious load development w/ it.

Nice Rifle.

Shootin' weren't bad either.

BMT

I think my load was 63 grains of H4198. A grain under max according to Hogdon's manual. I have yet to shoot all of the first (and only) batch of 50 I loaded or ever will load that way again.

H4198 must be one interesting powder.

TM

thanks everybody and am working up some loads will post when fired. Thanks Elmer.

4064 was always the 45/70 405gr powder for me, Safe and sane in #1s or 1895s the limiting factor is recoil. Best of luck, Bill