lets have some pictures of 45-70 loading on a progressive press(or single stage). :)
(Or any of the big old goodies ;) )
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lets have some pictures of 45-70 loading on a progressive press(or single stage). :)
(Or any of the big old goodies ;) )
i like to load my big boys on the 550B using Redding dies and Dillon's powder set
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sorry to say these are commercial cast bullets from before i started casting.. ;)
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Nice. Good god those are some long cases.
Ha! Sorry but I have no pics of my Ammomaster loading 45-70, dang it!
Although I'll be loading some 300 Win Mag for a friend sometime soon. I'll take some of that.
Cool pics.
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Eye candy.
Good looking loads there Sir.
That is awesome! I wish I could load 45-70 on my Square Deal..
I have a 650 dedicated to 45/70. I currently don't have any pic's and I won't be loading until the weather allows be to get out and shoot.
Hehe how bout some BP progressive of the 45/70
BP on a 550; I believe it can be done quite satisfactorily if one sizes and primes off the press or merely primes. .45-70 does not always require resizing.
Don,t use my progressives but how about ye ole Tru Line Jr nice tight old bugger good for Long Colt and the 45-70 Loads Attachment 100020 Attachment 100021
The DOGG!!!
Now I wish I had some pics of my 375 H&H mag reloads for my brother in law...a progressive full of huge brass sure is pretty.
I'm most proud of those as they killed 2 Alaskan bison, 2 goats, and a charging grizzly in the same trip. That last one saved a mutual friends life when the bear was about 2 lengths away.
A good friend of mine (last I heard) is loading exactly ONE cartridge on his ONE press.
The press is a Dillon 550B.
The cartridge is.... no lie....the .45-110 (.45-2.875) i.e.: "Quigley".
Bit of a mismatch, eh wot? Still, it works, and works well.
Personally... I'd rather see pictures of TARGETS.
I hope to load 45-70 on my 650 once my 1895sbl arrives.
45-110 and 45-120 - two cartridges I would love to have the opportunity to shoot at least once.
Reddoggm, ever shot the levrlution stuff at dusk? Plenty of flame from my 1895!
Unless you have a Gatlin gun in 45-70 why would one want to load the round on a progressive?
I resemble that remark.:bigsmyl2: A couple of points to keep things in prospective. By trade I am a toolmaker. By comparison reloading is low precision and no challenge. In particular I find single stations and turrets really really really boring. Did I mention I find reloading on single stations really boring?:violin:
By the time I was 15 I had loaded 50K plus on a single station press. By the time I loaded 250K all the novelty of reloading had worn off.
For me reloading is an ends to a means. I reload so I can shoot. For me reloading is work nothing more. That being said I do enjoy seeing how fine-tuned and efficient I can get the progressives running. For the over 600 yard loads I weigh all charges. I use the Dillon powder funnel die for this on both the 650's and the 1050's. I have a 24" drop tube for the 650 when I load BP on the 650. I also shoot Cowboy Action but that has almost zero accuracy requirements. I shoot NRA High Power, Long Range and BPCR competively.
Using my progressives I don't give up anything in accuracy compared to the single stations so why would I not want to use a progressive???????
Below is a list of presses I have. I enjoy using the 1050's the most and I am currently rebuilding the RL-1000.
2 Dillon Super 1050’s one for large primer and one for small primer
1 Dillon RL 1000
3 Dillon 650’s one for large primer, one for small primer and one dedicated to 45/70
2 RCBS Big Max A4’s
2 RCBS A2’s
1 RCBS Rock Chucker
1 CH4D Champion O press
1 Herter’s Super Model 3
1 Herter U-3 Super
1 Wells C
2 Mec 9000g’s
2 PW 375's - one for 10 gauge and one for 3 1/2" 12 gauge
1 Mec Jr.
A fellow with a tool fetish should indulge himself, Gatlin gun or not.
After I retire I am thinking about building a 45/70 Gatling. The tool fetish does keep me out of the bars.
My wife says I have a problem! Sometimes I just don't understand her:bigsmyl2:
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Oh my I'd have to put the rifle down and play with my gun!
There Is a lady in that pic!
There is a Gun in the picture?
I havent loaded 45-70 on My RL 650 but reloading 7X61 Sharp and Hart and 300 Win Mag doesnt leave a lot of room for fat fingers
I just loaded a box today on my Hornady LnL. Works great. I used Universal powder that meters very well.
You guys are the worst lot of enablers and provocateurs ever assembled in one place. I am now confronted with the sitch of having 3 rifles in 45-70 and 2 in 30-06......my caliber duplicating has been a handgun trait of mine for years, but not so much with rifles. I went to the Ponsness-Warren "semi-progressive" system for handgun and smaller rifle reloading almost 15 years ago, and it was a significant upgrade in production rate over the single stage. This system is much like a turret press, except that the shell holder does the moving instead of the tool head. If you've loaded shotshells on a MEC 600 Jr., that is a pretty close approximation. Anyway, P-W has a similar tool that will accommodate rifle-length calibers up to 375 H&H, and I'm not sure how much longer I can live without one of those for my 30-06ing and 45-70ing.
As far as the picture goes.......put the rifle in the safe, put a Glock in the nightstand, and get busy with the pretty lady. Guns are fine, but man does not live by ordnance steel alone.
I'm here tearing up over how many years it has been since I would have followed Als' advice above....Onceabull
I do,nt use a press for my 45.70BP rounds after they are fireformed.I just weigh my charges and Bullets.Compress the powder in a drill press to a stop and push in my bullets by hand,no crimping.My primers I punch out with a hammer and punch and fit them in a harbour press.I enjoy doing it this way and can produce enough for my requirements.i suppose if I wanted a large quantity I might use a progressive but I am always aware that they sometimes malfunction when delivering powder.
No doubt brother. I loaded some Lee 405 grains to 1800fps+ in my 1895. Even with a Kickeez slip on pad, I was bruised after just 10 rounds. I weigh 260. I do reload on a Lee loadmaster, but have no pictures. Last week I loaded 40 rounds of 45-70. To 1500fps. My limit unless its an emergency.
Well i am a proud new owner of a 1895GBL and here is a pic from last night on the Pro2000, 1st loading. 10gr of Unique for some mild loads behind a 405FNGC. this is for those Zombie Elephants....
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