I have fallen in love with the 45-70 as the perfect scout rifle. Someone is willing to trade me a Marlin 45-70 rifle and 1000 rounds of ammo for my mint 1894 Marlin 357 lever action rifle and my Ruger GP-100 revolver. I am torn. Is this a good deal or am I being stupid?
I wouldn't. But, that's me.
If that thousand rounds are reloads, unless there's really good provenance you'll want to break them down and load them yourself.
I am not worried bout reloads. This guy reloads ammo sweet. His reloads are probably better than factory.