I feel your pain, as I have the same rifle. I topped mine with a heavy 3-9 scope that I had laying around, didn't do much good. I tried paper patching .452 dia. 230 grain roundnose cast bullets, reduced recoil, but terrible accuracy, even loaded down to about 1100 fps, my 405grain cast bullets kick a lot. At the range, from a bench I put a sandbag between my shoulder and the butt. In the field though where I use it for pigs and the occassional deer in heavy brush, I don't feel nothin'. (Hornady 350 grain roundnose for deer at distance or my cast 405s for under 100 yards). I hope someone comes up with a suggestion, but I bet it won't be cheap. There ain't many of these little carbines out there. I also have a #3 in .223, the problem with that is it weighs a ton as it has the same diameter barrel as the 45-70, but that tiny little hole.
[Edited by TABING on 03-15-2001 at 06:29 AM]
