bowbldr740 wrote:I put a Leupold VX1 3x9x40 Scope on it. My son does the reloading, What I think I want is 350 and 405 grain at 1300 fps we are using reloader7 and WLR primers, any help here sure would help. Got bad shoulders and want to keep it fun. Haven't fiquired out how to post pic yet.
no if's, and's, or but's ... out of the box our CCH 45-70, with maximum dangerous game level loads, had a very harsh kick .... with Cowboy Action loads ( like these HSM factory loads ===> http://www.cabelas.com/product/HSM-COWB ... s?slotId=0 ) <=== the recoil isn't bad at all .... if you tailor your hand loads to Cowboy Action levels, you'll most certainly enjoy spending time on a range