What are you loading in your 30/30 ,35 Rem 45/70

[Harry Snippe]

Now that we have lost MT, I would like to refresh my memory again.

I will be loading in my Marlins:
 the 30/30  with 170 speer probably
35Rem. with Speer 180 FN or Rem 200
45/70 with Sierra 300 fn / Hornady 350/ 405 REM.
If you load any of these please share and I will return my loading to you.
Happy

[jh45gun]

I shoot mostly cast bullets these days and am using 2400 and unique  But the IMR 3031 and Win 748 has always been favorites to use with the 30/30. Any good reloading books will give you some good loads to start out with. I have also used 3031 in the 45/70 also.  I have never loaded for the 35 Rem but see that 3031 is used for that caliber also so It may be a good powder to start out with as you an use it for all three calibers. Jim

[140orbetter]

I will vouch for IMR3031 for those 3 calibers. I've tried many different powders and have found none as consistantly as accurate with those weight bullets you mentioned as 3031. 140OB

[Ron LeClear]

I have been playing with a mild/medium load in my Marlin 35 rem. for about 2 weeks and she is working fine.
I used H-335 because it flows thru my powder measure like butter.
I have some .357 160gr. cast bullets with a gas checks I got from Billy Marr a year or two back (he's no longer in business).
CCI large rifle primers and some mixed brand brass.
Using 35gr. of H-335 and that gas checked 160gr. bullet I was shooting about 2 1/2 inches at 50 yards with open sights.
I don't like a scope on a leaver action...but...just to test I mounted a 3-9 Tasco on that microgrove barrel and put 10 rounds in a 1 1/4 inch group with the same load :-D
I then removed the scope and rang the 100 yard gong (8") 5 out of 5 with iron sights from a standing position.
Needless to say, I will be getting a lot more use out of that 35 now with half the recoil of hunting loads.

Them Marlins will shoot and will do it with cast bullets.

Ron

[dodgecity]

I'm a big fan of 3031 powder as well. I've found it to produce good results in everything from my .222 to my 45/70. I usually keep a small amount of IMR4198 on hand, as well as some 2400 for my .45 cowboy. Except for black powder, these are the only 3 that I regularly load anymore.

[rickt300]

I've become an H4895 fan of late for heavy loads in the 45-70 and 30-30. For moderate loads I have always liked imr 4227.  I have burned a lot of 3031 in the past and the only thing I didn't like was the unburned powder residue left in the barrel with less than max loads in my 45-70.

[Red Neck64]

I stuff IMR 3031 in 3030 and 45/70,the 3030 a 170gr bullet,the 45/70 a 405gr.

[powderman]

I don't load target or plinking loads anymore, just hunting loads.
4570-Lee 405 gr HP. 43 gr RX7.
3030- LEE 170 gr gcFP. 26 gr RX7.
I use RX7 exclusively in those + the 308, also a 170gcFP LEE, 33 gr RX7.
The cast bullets have taken all of our deer for many years now. Kind of a spcl feeling making meat with a bullet that was once spinning around on someones wheel. POWDERMAN.

[jh45gun]

Hey Powderman. Glad to see you here!!!!! WELCOME!!  I have been starting to use 2400 in military cases. 308, 762x54, and now that I got a mould in 8MM that also. In 30/30 I have used 748 but just started to use that. Have used 3031 in the 45/70 but open to more suggestions. It sounds like you like the RX7 I might have to try some. It must work good for cast eh? Jim

[powderman]

JH45GUN. Achieved velocity and lower pressures are what led me to the RX7. There may be better, newer powders, but it aint broke, so I'm not gonna try to fix it. I can click the link you gave me to get here, but when I try to bookmark it all I get  is the regular greybeard site, or it says the site does not exist. I'd like to bookmark this site. POWDERMAN. :grin:  :grin:

[jh45gun]

Thats weird powderman. normally I go to the page I want normally the index of the forum and right click and left click add to favorites that usually works for me. Jim