40-70 SS loads

[Kurt]

I much prefer a rim to thick then to thin. The .44-77 brass I got for my Shiloh ran on the thick side. When that brass came out I got 400 cases and the largest percentage I could not close the breach. This was fine with me because I had no problem thinning them down for a precise fit for my rifle.

For the .40-70 the BA brass worked fine and I still use it and I only lost less then a hand full out of the 400 cases of the 30/40 cases in the 15 years I used those and they have been loaded many-many times.
I also use the Hornady .405 brass for the PP bullets. But I had to make a base swage die so they would chamber in my rifle. And the rims where on the thick side, but that also worked out fine turning the head stamp down using pistol primers in that brass.

We are fortunate now days to have brass available for the several obsolete calibers we use. During the 60's to about the 80's some of these calibers you could not find brass for. Bell really took the bite out of the .44 and .45 basic brass they made.