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Anybody here handload for the 45-70?

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Used to. Haven't for years. Still have an early seventies vintage Marlin 1895.


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I deer hunt with the 405gr Remington factory load but at $60 a box I'm considering reloading for it since I can buy some dies and bullets for not much more than that.

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Originally Posted by canebrake
Anybody here handload for the 45-70?



Originally Posted by canebrake
I deer hunt with the 405gr Remington factory load but at $60 a box I'm considering reloading for it since I can buy some dies and bullets for not much more than that.



I do for just the reason you stated, I love the 45/70 but with the cost of bullets it’s prohibited to shoot just like a lot of other good old time calibers

My favorite load is a 500 grain home cast slug running around 1200fps, from a 1885, Siamese Mauser, H&R buffalo rifle or a marlin cowboy, for all it drops deer on the spot,

The 45/70 is about the easiest cartridge there is to load, IMHO



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Re: 45-70 [Re: nightlife] #8609127
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Originally Posted by nightlife
Originally Posted by canebrake
Anybody here handload for the 45-70?



Originally Posted by canebrake
I deer hunt with the 405gr Remington factory load but at $60 a box I'm considering reloading for it since I can buy some dies and bullets for not much more than that.



I do for just the reason you stated, I love the 45/70 but with the cost of bullets it’s prohibited to shoot just like a lot of other good old time calibers

My favorite load is a 500 grain home cast slug running around 1200fps, from a 1885, Siamese Mauser, H&R buffalo rifle or a marlin cowboy, for all it drops deer on the spot,

The 45/70 is about the easiest cartridge there is to load, IMHO

What powder are you using? If I decide to load for it, it will be a trapdoor level load with a 400gr bullet to keep recoil down. The Remington factory loads are very light kickers and I want to keep it that way.

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