Yes Hot Lead, you can load the 45/70 from "mild to wild".
However, shooting a RUGER #1 that can handle the "wild" end of the spectrum, I would need to ask, why.
Now, "Hot Lead" leads me to believe that if not already casting, you may have at least given it some thought.
Forget jacketed expanding bullets, and anything below 400gr and go with a WFN, non-expanding cast boolit of 400 PLUS grains at 1600fps +/- and it will take anything you'll ever hunt in North American.
I like the 465gr WFN at 1650fps that I use, and it is VERY deadly on game up to and including elk.
I know that many folk use bullets/boolits of less then 400grs, but bigger IS better.
Crusty Deary Ol'Coot
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