I have been reloading 405 grain bullets for mine.
I have taken 4 white tails with the hornady factory Lever Whatever ammo.
I am really liking the Marlins and am thinking long and hard about focusing my efforts on the marlin line of cartridges.
Thanks for sharing.
From all reports, factory Levermatic ammo is good, but the cases are shorter to accommodate the ogive on that bullet.
Thus, for me that brass is useless. Due to it's shorter length, I can't use the Lee Factory crimp. And, I like the LFC. You could load those cases without the crimp, but with thin necked brass in a kicking round, the LFC makes a lot of sense, may produce more consistent ammo.
DF
Edited to add, I have two 45-70 LFC dies, could grind enough off the bottom of one to accommodate the shorter Hornady Levermatic brass. But, I have a bunch of W/W brass, don't need to do that. If someone has a good supply of the shorter brass, that may be one way to utilize the LFC. That would be easier and cheaper than having Lee make a custom LFC die.
