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Is there such a thing as factory 45-70 ammo and how available is it?

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yes i know Remington produces it it and probably Federal and Winchester as well. Le Baron's sells it , and Hornady recently introduced a soft spitzer than will work in levers. I'm pretty sure the big mail order places (such asSIR, Russells, Wholesale, Epps) carry it as well.

It is loaded fairly mild (405 grains at around 1300- 1400 FPS if I recall)because of all the weak trapdoors out there, in a modern rifle you can load it up to much higher levels. There are a couple companies such as Garrett? that sell a much stronger load for use in Marlin 1895's, Ruger singleshots, etc
 
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If you want accuracy go with the mild loads. I have a remmington rolling block that I shoot with 500 grn lead and 24 grns XMP 5744 which gives a velocity of 1260 FPS. With this load it's the most accurate rifle I have ever owned.
 
I'm using 56 grains of Varget, the Speer 400 grain jacketed slug, and Winchester large rifle primers in Winchester cases. This load produces 1-inch groups at 100 yards, and develops 1790 fps at the muzzle in my Guide Gun.:)
 
virtually all "off the shelf" 45/70 ammo is loaded to trapdoor pressures.As far as punch a handloaded didley little 44 mag can pretty much keep up with a store bought 45/70
 
I've got some Federal soft point and Hornady LeverEvolution store bought ammo for my Marlin.. It shoots alright, expensive though...

Also a couple boxes of HSM 430GR +P hard cast.

I have dies but haven't started reloading fur this rifle yet... need to start and shoit it more, store bought 45-70 isn't cheap...
 
Yeah, that all lines up with what I’ve seen over the years. That cartridge has always lived in this weird split world where the factories have to assume the lowest common denominator because of all those old trapdoors still floating around. Makes sense from a liability point of view, even if it’s a bit frustrating for anyone running modern steel.
 
How do you even find a 20-year-old thread? It certainly doesn't come up in the new post listings if you use that function, which is how I view the site. If you use the search function, it only goes back a few years. How do people even find threads this old?
And I sure wish some of those 20-year-old posts in this thread had mentioned what the prices were back then!

For the record, here in 2026 it is running about $3.50 to $4 per round! If the people reading this in the year 2046 are wondering -people no doubt living in the state of Canada - that's about half the cost of a pound of butter.
 
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