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Offline greenmtnboy

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reload 45-70 with 45 colt dies
« on: February 09, 2010, 10:03:30 AM »
Can I Resize & reload my 45-70 cases with 45 Colt dies ?
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Re: reload 45-70 with 45 colt dies
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2010, 10:21:38 AM »
No.
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Re: reload 45-70 with 45 colt dies
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2010, 11:18:43 AM »
No because they are two different diameter bullets, and the 45 Colt dies probably won't screw out that far.
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Re: reload 45-70 with 45 colt dies
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2010, 01:41:59 PM »
i wonder if you could use the .45 colt dies as a sort of neck sizer die for the .45-70?
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Re: reload 45-70 with 45 colt dies
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2010, 02:18:53 PM »
No.
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Re: reload 45-70 with 45 colt dies
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2010, 02:26:20 PM »
I was thinking on the same line as a neck sizer. But with them being different diameter, which I should have noticed before asking, that wont work.  Thanks for the input guys.
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Re: reload 45-70 with 45 colt dies
« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2010, 04:13:06 PM »
If you are shooting a single shot 45-70, you might consider purchasing a "taper crimp" die.  You can finger seat the bullets, then run the cartridge up into the taper crimp die.  Presto, you have a loaded round!  This may not work in a lever gun because of the need for the cases to feed through the action.

The buffalo hunters just finger seated the bullets and might have pinched the case mouth to hold the bullet in.  But of course they were shooting black powder, which developes a relatively low pressure.
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