 Early Winchester ammunition boxes suggested reloading empty cartridge cases with government musket powder or with American Powder Company "Deadshot Fg", Hazard Powder Company "Sea Shooting Fg", "DuPont Rifle FFg", Oriental Powder Company "Western Sporting Fg", Laflin & Rand "Orange Rifle Fg", or Austin Powder Company "Rifle Powder FFg".Boxes also recommended casting bullets from an alloy of one part tin and sixteen parts lead and lubricating bullets with Japan wax or tallow.The .45-75 was shorter and fatter than the .45-70 government cartridge.