i posted this in a current 45-70 thread
http://www.marlinowners.com/forums/index.php/topic,83617.0.html
but also wanted to start a new thread here in reloading because the other thread is an older one that has kinda died down... i'm hoping reposting here will generate some discussion on the topic. i've seen some info in MO saying this can be done but i haven't found any load data. i also emailed speer but haven't gotten a response yet.
here goes:
i'm very new to reloading and wanted to try a few different loads so i bought 50 round boxes of hornady 300 hp's, hornady 350 fp's and the speer 350 fp's. i actually bought the speer 350's by mistake. i was actually trying for the speer 400 fp's to give me 3 different bullet weights to try in my gun. i have the speer reloading manual it states that the speer 350 fp isn't designed for 45-70 levers... but there's info on here that says otherwise. i compared the speer 350's side by side with the hornady 350's and they are definitely different dimensions. the speers are a bit longer.
i have the lee factory crimp so it sounds like i'll be ok. i'll just have to seat it with the cannelure deeper into the neck to give the correct COAL?? if so, then my question is how do i find load data if this bullet isn't listed for this gun/caliber??
i have win, rem, and hornady LR brass and IMR 3031 and IMR 4198 powder. i'm also using CCI 200 large rifle primers.
thanks in advance -wayne
http://www.marlinowners.com/forums/index.php/topic,83617.0.html
but also wanted to start a new thread here in reloading because the other thread is an older one that has kinda died down... i'm hoping reposting here will generate some discussion on the topic. i've seen some info in MO saying this can be done but i haven't found any load data. i also emailed speer but haven't gotten a response yet.
here goes:
i'm very new to reloading and wanted to try a few different loads so i bought 50 round boxes of hornady 300 hp's, hornady 350 fp's and the speer 350 fp's. i actually bought the speer 350's by mistake. i was actually trying for the speer 400 fp's to give me 3 different bullet weights to try in my gun. i have the speer reloading manual it states that the speer 350 fp isn't designed for 45-70 levers... but there's info on here that says otherwise. i compared the speer 350's side by side with the hornady 350's and they are definitely different dimensions. the speers are a bit longer.
i have the lee factory crimp so it sounds like i'll be ok. i'll just have to seat it with the cannelure deeper into the neck to give the correct COAL?? if so, then my question is how do i find load data if this bullet isn't listed for this gun/caliber??
i have win, rem, and hornady LR brass and IMR 3031 and IMR 4198 powder. i'm also using CCI 200 large rifle primers.
thanks in advance -wayne