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Don't worry about storing bp, as long as its in the can and you're not checking the level of powder in the cans with a match its no more problem to have around than smokeless.
There's no shortage of folks loading and shooting 1000's of bp rounds everyyear that use regular powder measures. Drop tubes help to settle the powder in the case, making more room to start the bullet and the wad. You can get plenty of room in the 45-70 case by just pouring the powder slowly thru the powder funnel.
You'll want to place a wad from something as simple as punched from milk cartons , wax paper or tablet backs, to buying some .030 fiber wads, between the powder and the bullet.
The main thing is to make sure that the bullet makes firm contact with the powder. With most 500 gr bullets that means probably no less than 65 grs of bp. "fillers" are bad juju with bp, if you need to take up more space in the case then you need to use cork or felt wads, or grease cookies.
The recoil from even as much as 75 grs of 3f won't be bad to handle in your rifle.
You'll also want to make sure the bullet are at least .001 over groove diameter, and are lubed with a quality blackpowder bullet lube.
Large pistol or large rifle primers either one are fine. Magnum primers really are a waste with bp.
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