What did you do at your reloading bench today?

[runnin n gunnin]

Rain? Rain? We have heard of this myth in Arizona !

[NHshtr]

I loaded 100 45 ACP. Used 230 grain lead Hi-teks over 4.3 grains of WST.
Next up, 45 Colts to shoot in the 1866 Winchester.

[quest450]

Getting my Starline brass ready, still waiting on projectiles
First time handloading for .45-70 Gov

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[runnin n gunnin]

Nice ! ! !
What powder and bullet are you going to use?

[NHshtr]

Those cases are looking good!

[quest450]

I recently got 4lb of IMR 4198 and just ordered some 405gr and 330gr projectiles from Bruce at Montana Bullet Works
I'm looking for a mild-er load with the 330gr and I'm gonna work up the 405gr to a full power load
For primers I have a bunch of CCI 400, 450mag, BR4, Fed GM205

Any suggestions are very welcome as it is my first rodeo with .45-70

Thanks in advance Mark N

[quest450]

Looks like 40 - 44gr of IMR 4198 with 330gr and 36.5 - 40.5gr with the 405gr according to Lyman 49th Edition

[quest450]

don't wanna hijack this thread, maybe I should start one in the reloading subforum

[runnin n gunnin]

Hey quest, don't worry about tying up the thread, this is what its for.

Below are some results of my loads for my 45-70. All were 5 round groups shooting at 50 yards, iron sights, bench rest position shooting 405 grain bullets.

Between Hunters and Missouri Bullets, I favor MB hands down (you will find a lot of the members use MB). You can see that I had tighter groups with the MB than Hunters.

I load either IMR4198 or H332 with pretty equal results and to this point really don't prefer one over the other, which gives me some nice flexibility for available powder. (I dropped 36.5 grains of IMR4198 and 43.5 of H322 for both bullet types)

So load em up and let us know what the results are !

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[Travlin]

quest450, What 45-70 rifle are you loading for?