.45 Colt in Winchester 1894E post-64, Lever Action

[LeverAction]

Hi,

I am getting back into reloading after a 7 year Hiatus and starting with the .45 Colt in a lever action, Winchester Model 1894E.

At the gunshow yesterday I was buying components for the above and found a great little reloading manual from Loadbooks.com.

I will be using Hornandy 300 Grain XTP bullets and the Dillons die set. I have decided to load it for about 1200 to 1300 FPS velocities.

The Loadbooks data for .45 Colt rile data show Blue Dot to 296 loads. However, the two loads that that show most versatility seems to be the Blue Dot and the Vihtavouri N110 at about 13.5 and 17.5 grains respectively.

The loading manual also suggests Federal 155 primers. Has anyione used CCI 350 primers as suggested by other reloading data?

SO.... what do you think and do you have a pet load for this gun and caliber?

PS. There was more ammo, more components and lower prices on guns than the same time last year. I saw some .223 guns with prices about $200 lower than last year.