I've killed somewhere over 150 feral pigs with the 45-70 using mainly 300g HPs with a fair number of 400g FPs, some 350g FPs and a handful of 325g FTX. No deer yet, and obviously no bears down here.
All my kills have used jacketed bullets. Only a small handful have been more than 125y or so, with most under 50.
They knock pigs of all sizes over with alacrity. At least as much as the 338 WM, 30-06, 308 and 270 I generally use when not carrying the 45-70.
Don't know if that helps. In any case I recommend the cartridge for even the biggest pigs.
