Reeder Custom Guns - 45-70 handload/pressure question

Rsim
45-70 handload/pressure question
Tuesday, February 19, 2019, 12:29

Hornady manual lists Marlin 1895 45-70 handloads as "maximum of 40,000 cup..." AND Ruger No. 1 45-70 handloads as "maximum of 50,000 cup"...

I'm handloading for an 18" G2 Carbine frame/45-70 barrel, my gut tells me to take 1 or 2 grains off the maximum Marlin 1895 loads, just to be safe.

Example: 300gr JSP bullets have a MAX load of 52.3grs of RL-7 for the Marlin 1895 in the Hornady manual. I have loaded cartridges that are 50.2 grs of RL-7 for the 300gr. JSP I intend to use in the G2 setup.

Any thoughts?

45-70 handload/pressure question - Rsim, 2019-02-19, 12:29
- I NEVER load with hear say advice.. - Huey, 2019-02-19, 13:00
  - To be easy on the frame I'd stick to less pressure loads - WB, 2019-02-19, 15:15
    - Bolt thrust was a killer with hot Marlin 1895 - Rsim, 2019-02-19, 15:51
      - I've done soem wild things, but never actually - WB, 2019-02-19, 18:30
      - Both Hornady and Sierra have loads - Amede, 2019-02-19, 16:21
        I use the Revolution thumbhole stock to spread out - Rsim, 2019-02-19, 16:39
  - Trust, but verify. (nm) - ChrisG, 2019-02-19, 15:09
- Sounds like a good for the encore. Not sure about the G2... (nm) - Kyle, 2019-02-19, 12:57
  - I wouldn't worry too much about the new G-2 or Encore - Gary Reeder, 2019-02-19, 22:00
    - Thanks, Gary (nm) - Rsim, 2019-02-20, 05:41
  - 45-70 pressure - Alcorn, 2019-02-19, 17:41
    - Those were my thoughts given long experience with the 45-70. - Rsim, 2019-02-19, 20:21