Hello from a new forum member

[Mike Duke]

Hello everyone. I’m Mike, and it’s finally time to start casting.
I recently converted an old 11mm Gras Vickers Machinegun over to 45/70 and if I don’t cast, this will be damned expensive. I’m looking foreword to this new experience. Although I’ve been a reloader for 20+ years, I’ve never cast.
Thanks in advance for any help, and if I can help anyone please let me know.

[RedlegEd]

Hi Mike,
And welcome to CB! I own several .45-70s, and you are absolutely correct. If you don't cast and reload, it would be crazy expensive to shoot that marvelous old cartridge.
Ed

[dverna]

Welcome...sound like an interesting project.

[Mal Paso]

Hello everyone. I’m Mike, and it’s finally time to start casting.
I recently converted an old 11mm Gras Vickers Machinegun over to 45/70 and if I don’t cast, this will be damned expensive. I’m looking foreword to this new experience. Although I’ve been a reloader for 20+ years, I’ve never cast.
Thanks in advance for any help, and if I can help anyone please let me know.

Photos of the Vickers would be cool!

Welcome to the Forum!

[Winger Ed.]

Welcome.

I learned early on, casting is the only way I can afford to feed my .45-70 lever action.

[Mike Duke]

Here you go:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-39q3RKQSaQ

[samari46]

Mike, looks like bullet casting for the 45/70 Vickers is definitely in your future. Loved the victory dance. Frank

[monadnock#5]

Yup, that was a well deserved happy dance.

[Ozark mike]

What level of loads ya using. I always wanted a gatlin gun in 45-70. That thing is awsome

[kungfustyle]

Wow, that's a quick way to drop $20. Very cool. Yep, you'll find that those 400 and 500 grain boolits will add up too. That is the fastest way to drain a melting pot. Looks like great fun. Welcome to the board. By the way cool video's.

[GhostHawk]

Nice thing about the .45-70 is you can go anywhere from mild to wild.

Lead will add up if your running it through a Machine gun, best stock up on it.
Welcome to the community. You should fit in well here.

[smithnframe]

Welcome from Texas.......sounds like fun!

[pworley1]

Welcome, keep us updated on your project.

[StuBach]

Welcome to the addiction.

[tigweldit]

Welcome to this great site. You can dance and you have a super cool gun. Once you get your cast boolet to your satisfaction, you can really rock! I'm sure the good people here will be of help.

[mrbigsteel]

Welcome!

[Conditor22]

Welcome to CB

I love shooting 45/70 but I HATE wasting/throwng away lead so I built a boolit trap to trap my 45/70 boolits.

You will want to figure a way to recover your lead or find good sources of lead.

with a 500 grain boolit you get 14 shot to the pound 340 grain -- 20 boolits per pound

https://www.starlinebrass.com/45-70-govt-brass great price for new

https://www.brassworldeshop.com/45-70govthornadyoncefiredbrassreloadingcartridgecases pinpolished100ctbag.aspx when in stock

https://sagesreloadingsupply.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=60_150

[lightman]

Welcome Aboard! Feel free to ask questions, join in on others threads, ect. Oh yeah, we like pictures!

[woodbutcher]

[smilie=w: Now that`s what I call belt fed happiness.Welcome aboard Sir.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

[brass410]

welcome that sounds like a fun project

[Mike Duke]

Thank you everyone. I would like to post pictures and get more input on this project, but with all the different forums here I’m not sure where to post. Where could I start a thread on this?

[No_1]

Welcome aboard!

“Military Rifles” would be a good fit.

[Mike Duke]

Today I ran 500 gr cast with 24 gr imr4198. I got 1050 FPS and the gun ran great

[45workhorse]

Happiness is truly a warm belt fed machine gun. [smilie=w:

Or as they called them in WW 1, emma gees!

[GregLaROCHE]

Welcome to the forum. Lee makes moulds for a full range of boolits that work with .45/70 rounds. Have fun!

[haak48]

Today I ran 500 gr cast with 24 gr imr4198. I got 1050 FPS and the gun ran great

I tried to warn you Mike, this casting thing is a disease! JH