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Old July 7, 2007, 03:23 PM   #1
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45/70 lee loader

Is the lee loader a good choice for the 1895 Marlin lever action? I thought that fire formed brass isnt good for lever action rifles.I wanted a blackpowder load to try.
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Old July 7, 2007, 07:16 PM   #2
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It should work just fine because 45-70 is a straight-walled cartridge. How much does the Lee Loader cost? $10-$15? You could get a press and dies for about twice that and it would be about a million times more convenient. Check your local gunshops and see if they have any used equipment. Of course the Lee Loader would be handy at the shooting bench to cook up new loads.

I wonder how much luck people have shooting Lee Loader ammo in bottlenecks like 30-30.
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Old July 7, 2007, 10:04 PM   #3
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I use to load my black powder 45/70 useing the Lee hand loader ..it worked fine for loading ...but for crimping , not good at all ...I was better off not useing the crimp at all ...I finally broke down and bought a Lee Turret loader , and a Lee crimp die for the 45 /70 and it works great , tightened my groups up really nice .
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