I'll tell you how.
1. It starts rolling of the table past moderate ranges.
2. Hunters aren't 1000 yd Competition shooters. Do you sight your rifle in 60+ inches high @ 100 yds. to hunt with?
3. That's about all the old timers had to use, so yeah, they shot it.
4. Do you wonder how many wounded Bison ran off gut shot from 600 yds. in the old days?
5. How many guns in this caliber are purchased each year as long range hunting rigs?
A little common sense should be used here. A [bleep] .22 can go a mile. Just because you can dial in enough elevation to get a bullet over the moon doesn't mean you should be trying to hit critters with it on it's trip back to earth.
2-So save your breath telling me it's a good long range cartridge.
It ain't.
JM
A long range hunter would never site his rifle in 60" high at one hundred yards, he would use adjustable sights for the yardage
As the post above mentioned Sharpsguy has taken game I believe out past 600 yards with his Sharps in 45-70
As far asw the 45-70 not being a good long range caliber that is your opinion and is
not a fact Not sure why you would think that some one whoms lively hood depended on putting game on the grounds would be gut shooting them to run off.
