Reloading with 45-70 leverevolution brass?

[xopher]

What's wrong with reloading leverevolution brass? I understand the brass was made shorter to accommodate for the longer FTX projectiles. What's stopping me from not seating the bullet as deep to meet COL spec?

 

[thepolinator]

I use this brass for my plinking loads and it seems fine, but I am using trailboss which is pretty low pressure.

 

[xopher]

Do you also crimp your 45-70 reloads? That's apparently another problem with the shorter cases. I honestly don't intend on crimping them so I can get the most life out of each case.

 

[backpacker]

The short leverevolution 45 70 cases are fine for loading heavy cast lead bullets 430 to 525 grains and up which might produce an excessive coal in standard cases.
I also reload the ftx bullets.

 

[xopher]

The short leverevolution 45 70 cases are fine for loading heavy cast lead bullets 430 to 525 grains and up which might produce an excessive coal in standard cases.
I also reload the ftx bullets.

Do you crimp using the heavy cast lead bullets?

 

[BCRider]

If you're shooting it from a single shot rifle I'd say you're fine. You just need "enough" neck tension to get a good start to the burn and crimp away the flare and no more than that.

I don't know how much shorter these cases are but as long as you can seat deep enough that the last lube groove is covered and protected I don't see any issue provided it's going through a single shot rifle.

A lever action would be another story. In that case you want a proper crimp in the proper cannelure groove to keep the bullets of the rounds in the magazine from moving from the recoil. But I'm assuming a single shot since you say you're not worried about any heavy crimping.

 

[backpacker]

Do you crimp using the heavy cast lead bullets?

Absolutely.
My hunting loads are heavy and the gun is tube fed so the cartridges will take a pounding.
If the bullet moves further into the case under recoil high pressures will result.

 

[sniper58]

I use LeverRevolution brass for my Ruger #1.
This particular rifle has a short throat, and Sierra 300 grain bullets seated to the cannelure chamber and function perfectly. If I use longer brass, I have to seat the bullet past the cannelure.

I don't crimp

 

[257hunter]

Using the shorter brass I could not get the crimp far enough up the bullet to be in the groove on my 450gr. cast from the bullet barn.