45/70 Starline brass at brownells.com

[The German]

... was looking for 45/70 brass myself for quite a while - looks like brownells.com has it in stock now at a "reasonable" price.

[MikeACP]

Nice to know some one else loads 45-70

[The German]

I think we got a few more guys here that shoot / reload 45/70. To be honest, if I had to buy the ammo, I probably would be too cheap to shoot it just for fun...

[MikeACP]

Yeah, that's the truth.

[Mr. Glock]

I think we got a few more guys here that shoot / reload 45/70. To be honest, if I had to buy the ammo, I probably would be too cheap to shoot it just for fun...

I just paid $35/box for Hornday Leverevolution 325gr 45-70. In the end, I don't shoot it that much and i do enjoy shooting it. But a 20 round session is good for me.

Funny, all the gun stores up here said, prior to deer season, the 444 Marlin guns went first, then the 45-70. I would have guessed it would have been the other way around.

[MikeACP]

For just fun shooting,I'll load a 350gr. Cast with 13 grains of Unique. Makes for cheap fun day at the range.

[glocksmith]

Yeah, thanks for warning us big bore guys about the available brass. Normally I'd spring for Starline .45-70, but happily I've already got about 400-500 cases on hand - mostly Starline with a 100 or so Remington for beater brass. That's enough for the small amount of shooting I do. The .45-70 burns a lot of powder, throws a lot of lead, and is a bit rough on the old shoulder after only 10 rounds.

[The German]

yep, I also load the "cowboy action" loads with 11 gr Unique and the 405 grain lead bullets - the recoil is so soft, a caveman could shoot it...

Mr. Glock - did you take the Leverevolution hunting? I thought about getting them for last years deer season, but then I was out of the country and had not time to hunt (and the caliber seemed to be a bit overkill for squirrels...)