Caliber suggestion for Silhouette rifle

[Xavier]

I've dabbled a little in Cowboy Silhouette but am hoping to get a little more serious this year.

I currently have a Winchester Model 94 in .45 and a 9422 (.22 rimfire).

For rifle cartridge I'm undecided. Is 30/30 considered the best choice? 45/70? some other? I like the idea of the 45/70 but have never shot one so don't know how much of a pounding I'd take.

Would I be better served letting the .45 go and getting a .357?

I don't hunt so that is not a consideration and I also don't currently reload.

Thank you.

Xavier

[Compass Will]

I use a Henry Goldenboy for .22
Legacy Puma 45 for pistol
Marin model 93 in 32 Winchester Special for rifle cartridge.

The henry has been fine.  Would be much better with a tang sight.

In the puma i am shooting reloads clays (high end of book load) with 250 grain lead bullets.  Last month I got 10 pigs in a row!  Again, this would be much better with a tang sight.  Next weekend I will be shooting 255 grain bullets that I cast myself.
Even a leg shot will knock over the rams with the 45.

I picked the 32 special because it was Dads hunting gun. I also could use a marlin 30-30 but I went with the 32 since they are pretty rare at the silhouette matches.  I have been using hunters hard cast 170 grain bullets, just keep them down to 1600 FPS or they will lead the barrel.
I wish I had the RCBS 170 grain gas checked bullet mold, but I still have 400 non-gas checked bullets left so I will hold off on the mold. I did have some bullets someone else cast from the RCBS mold, they shot great at around 1800FPS.   Again, wish I had a peep sight for this one also, but 3 peep sights would run a small fortune.

[boot strap jack]

30 30 are cheap on gun broker. There is a seller out of OR that sells rebored 30 30 to 38 55. I have talked to a gent that had one and he liked it.

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