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Special Interests - Groups & Societies => The Winchester Model 1876 => Topic started by: yahoody on June 11, 2022, 04:58:53 PM
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Anyone have some 45-60 brass..head stamp of no concern, that they'd like to sellout out right for top $ or trade other brass or primers for?
I have large rifle primers, new 45-70 brass and 38-55 brass along with most of the cowboy calibers for pistol, if you are in need.
My brass trimmer isn't up to cutting 45-70 down at the moment.
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The easy way to shorten 45-70 to 45-60 length is to go to your friendly local hardware store and get a "tubing cutter", a small hand-held tool that plumbers use to cut copper tubing. Makes removing most of the .2" excess length much less tedious. Take an empty 45-70 case with you to make sure it will fit.
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Awesome tip, I would have never thought of it. :D
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I made this posting about cutting 45/70's down to 45/60 back in 2021. It works if you want to try it. Makes the work go a lot faster.
I have a Chaparral and use Starline brass that requires only minor rim thickness cutting. If your rifle is a Uberti then any 45/70 casing will work from my understanding. After the chop saw only light trimming with standard case trimmer (Lyman Universal or such) is needed to get to, final 1.89 after sizing. Sorry, I only make enough 45/60's for my own use, none to sell or trade. Maybe this will help you since you already have 45/70's on hand.
https://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index.php?topic=65071.msg769584#msg769584
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The easy way to shorten 45-70 to 45-60 length is to go to your friendly local hardware store and get a "tubing cutter", a small hand-held tool that plumbers use to cut copper tubing. Makes removing most of the .2" excess length much less tedious. Take an empty 45-70 case with you to make sure it will fit.
Try putting a wooden dowel in the shell before cutting and go slowly. It helps prevent to cutter from crimping the new neck. Good luck.
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Why mangle your brass with a tubing cutter? Use the 2 inch harbor Freight mini chop saw.
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Thats all fine and dandy, if you have a mini chop saw, or even a Harbor Freight store. Not everyone does.
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I have modified [shortened] lee case trimmer pilots and used a drill press to cut down 45-70 brass. Put the case holder in the chuck, put the cutter into a vice bolted or clamped to your squared up table. Insert a case and line up the cutter of course. Use the stop on the press to control the cut. I use a fine tooth file to clean up the case mouth as the big 45-70 case is at the very edge of the cutter so there is always extra brass left on it. I hold my file against the cutter base and knock off the rolled over brass trying not to touch the case body. Then hit it with your chamfer inside and out and done.
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That's all fine and dandy, if you have a mini chop saw, or even a Harbor Freight store. Not everyone does.
I see you are in Ill. so you surely have more choices to acquire tools than rural ranch country Montana. And then there is the internet source. I am 90 miles from a real town and acquired the saw and use it for all calibers.