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I found that I get much better groups if I cradle the fore end in my hand and rest my hand on the rifle rest, rather than rest the fore end directly on the rifle rest.
I am getting great results with the 405-grain Missouri cast bullet and Unique, using either 14.0 or 14.7 grains of Unique. With both of these loads, the rifle shoots approximately to point of aim at 50 yards, and the rear sight has enough adjustment in it to put the bullet on the point of aim. I tried these loads at 100 yards and the rifle shot reasonably well for a 70-year-old guy using iron sights.
I also tried Trail Boss loads, using 12.0 and then 13.0 grains with the same Missouri cast bullet. These were more accurate, but the rifle shot very high (about 15 inches high) at 50 yards with both loads (I could not lower the rear sight enough to get the bullets to hit near the point of aim). I calculate that I would need a front sight that is 0.150 inch taller to bring the point of aim into agreement with the point of impact using the lower velocity Trail Boss loads. On the target below, for the circled Trail Boss loads I was aiming at the bottom two bullseyes (holding at 6:00 on those targets).
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I then moved the target out to 100 yards. The Trail Boss loads went sailing over the top of it. It's counterintuitive, but the lower velocity Trail Boss loads shoot higher.
I could see a difference in the group location with Unique at 100 yards. I was getting just under 6-inch groups at 100 yards (with iron sights). Using the 14.7 grain load, I shot the lower group holding at 6:00 on the bullseye. When I tried the 14.0 grain group, it went sailing over the top of the target, so I then tried holding at the bottom of the target's cardboard backing to shoot the group that hit in the bullseye.
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Ignore the smaller holes on the above targets; they are from a .22 Hornet I had out that day. I sure wish Henry would offer the .22 Hornet in their Single Shot. I'd buy the first one.
I have more info on loading the .45 70 in the Henry Single Shot on the http://www.ExhaustNotes.us/Guns.html page.