reloading the 45/70

[tanoose]

I bought a box of buffalo bore item# 8a there 430 LBT bullet and noticed that lthey look like small rifle primers. I send them an e-mail and they told me to use small rifle primers when reloading and depending on powder use i could use standard or magnum. Can someone tell me why this brass was made to handle small rifle primers , whats the benifit? I have only reloaded brass made to take the large rifle primers and was wondering weather to reload them or not.

[Redhawk1]

I bought a box of buffalo bore item# 8a there 430 LBT bullet and noticed that lthey look like small rifle primers. I send them an e-mail and they told me to use small rifle primers when reloading and depending on powder use i could use standard or magnum. Can someone tell me why this brass was made to handle small rifle primers , whats the benifit? I have only reloaded brass made to take the large rifle primers and was wondering weather to reload them or not.

 I have always used large rifle primers. If they can provide you with some load data reload them.

[EsoxLucius]

Tim Sundles of Buffalo Bore worked with Starline to produce the Buffalo Bore 45-70 Magnum brass that has a doubly recessed, small rifle primer pocket to essentially eliminate the possibility of tube magazine detonation.  The primer that should be used in that brass is the military-spec from CCI, CCI No. 41 primers.  These also contribute to reducing the possibility of tube magazine detonation as they are designed to eliminate "slam-fires" in military automatic rifles.

So, you want to use CCI No. 41 primers in that Buffalo Bore 45-70 Magnum brass.

http://www.cci-ammunition.com/default.asp?menu=1&s1=3&pg=10&prod_id=30