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Re: Reloading 45-70 with a Progressive Press
Reply #15 - Aug 22nd, 2020 at 6:01pm
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I reload mostly 40-65 and 45-70 cases with BP. I use a RCBS Rock Chucker press. On a regular basis I only use the press to compress the powder and to neck size the cases to be sure the necks are round after tumbling. I thumb seat my bullets without any neck tension.

The only other time I use this press is when I resize 45-70 brass down to 40-65. Other than these operations there is not much to be done with a press. If you are loading smokeless stuff that's a different story.
  
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Reply #16 - Aug 22nd, 2020 at 6:06pm
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A few years ago I found an old Sharps newspaper/news letter I had picked at a gun show back in the mid eighties. It was based out of Livingston, had some shoot results and a few articles. One of the articles was about using a Dillon 450 to make up cast 45-70 loads. I actually used my old 450 up to ten or twelve years ago, but it was too slow to swap around setups and I wasn't shooting much pistol stuff at the time.

Now, I use a single stage for things like the 45-70, but I appreciate the T7 comments. I have way too much reloading junk as it is, but that press is on the radar. Good thing there's no emergency, I'm thinking to let the current hoard-a-thon ease off a bit.

  
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Re: Reloading 45-70 with a Progressive Press
Reply #17 - Aug 23rd, 2020 at 1:54am
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Use the Rockchucker for rifles cases and prime separately before actual reloading. Use Imperial die sizing wax think Lyman sells it now. Same for my Dillon 550B, prime separately then reload mostly pistol cartridges. 

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Re: Reloading 45-70 with a Progressive Press
Reply #18 - Aug 23rd, 2020 at 10:36am
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If anybody showed up at a march and told me they loaded their rounds with a progressive my first thought is to inform the match director and request being placed as far from that shooter as possible.There are not enough eyes in one’s head to keep from double charging a round with a progressive and we all know the results of that mistake. Leave the reloading to a single stage process and relish the security of firing safe rounds. Progressive loaders are for those willing to chance the destruction of their firearm for the little gain in time they adore, my adoration is my firearm, fingers, eyes.....hope you’re getting the message.
  
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Re: Reloading 45-70 with a Progressive Press
Reply #19 - Aug 26th, 2020 at 10:04am
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Im not much for progerssive presses. i guess they'er alright for pistols but for rifles where i expect an accurate load not so much. You can make a lot of rounds or you can make good rounds. As far as Dillon my attitude is they aren't even heavy enough to make a decent boat anchor.

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Re: Reloading 45-70 with a Progressive Press
Reply #20 - Aug 26th, 2020 at 5:20pm
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I don’t worry about it either way, but a lot of folks are using Dillons for PRS long range loading. They usually tweak the presses to allow the dies to float, and seem to end up with very concentric reloads. 

If someone were curious, the Whidden website has a Dillon 550 tool head that pretty much self explains how the dies are not rigidly snugged down. It’s the only way I mount dies now, I leave the ring on and put a note with a die of what press, and position if needed, it was on if a die has to come off. Then, I always check, but generally it just spins back on where it was before and i start loading. Only thoughts on one way to skin a cat.
  
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