Case trimming 45-70

peterk1234 · Jan 12, 2020

I am getting ready to begin reloading for 45-70. I have a Hornady case trimmer. Can someone help me and tell me which pilot will work for the 45-70 shell? It looks like they do not make one for the 45-70 so I wonder the 45 caliber one will just do the trick. Thanks Pete

Charlie98 · Jan 12, 2020

Question for you... have you measured your cases, and do they really need trimming? What are these going into, by the way?

mrawesome22-250 · Jan 13, 2020

The 45 works great in mine.

ReloaderFred · Jan 13, 2020

The .45 pilot will work, Pete. If you have any Hornady .45-70 brass, you'll find they're quite a bit shorter than any of the other brands. I put those aside and load them as a batch when I have enough to mess with.

Hope this helps.

Fred

dirtman · Jan 13, 2020

I Agree with fred, the .45 pilot works just fine.... i have put all the hornady brass i got in storage.... bought star line and really have fun with my guide gun... enjoy

peterk1234 · Jan 13, 2020

Thank you. I will be starting with new Starline brass. Just getting everything ready so I am not scurrying around down the road. Pete

Charlie98 · Jan 13, 2020

What I meant by my questions... if you are loading them in a single-shot, as I do, case OAL is relatively meaningless. If you are putting them in a lever-action, I could see where OAL would come into play with the crimp.

I don't know that I've ever trimmed a single piece of .45-70 brass...

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