I know about the length discrepancy in .45-70 brass from Hornady, and understand their reasoning. Reloaders are not their concern. We don't generally buy their ammo. Maybe their bullets, but not the loaded ammo.
I have over 300 empty Hornady cases, all from LEVERevolution ammo, and I'm okay with the shorter length.
I have Lee dies specifically for the shorter brass.
The rifle is an H&R Buffalo Classic.
I'll be getting a 405gr Lyman mold and a pound of 5744 powder tomorrow, but I'm not locked in to just that combination. Probably to start with, yes. But later, may drop to a lighter boolit and/or different powders.
What I'm not seeing, anywhere, is reloading data specifically for reloading the shorter Hornady brass. Loading the same boolits in the shorter cases to the same crimp groove WILL increase pressure. How much? Is it enough to matter? I don't know.
Has anyone worked out the amount to decrease the powder charges using the shorter brass? Or do you?
Thanks in advance.