"The bear had been hit once with a 375 H&H, but wound not go down. When he turn and started running in the opposite direction I hit him in the rump with the 45-70 at about 120 yards. He went only about 30 yards more before stopping. When we skinned him we found the 420 gr Hammerhead had entered on his right side rump, passing though and destroyed the pelvis. I recovered the bullet under the skin beyond the right front shoulder (full length penetration). The bear squared 9'6'' and had a 25 5/8" skull. Amazing penetration!"

Paul Lenmark, Boise, ID (coastal grizzly guide)

Yep..The 45-70 loaded to it's potential is a marginal Deer cartridge..

I'd rather have the 375 any day of the week over any 45-70 lever rig. A poor hit with the 375 is a poor hit. If you want to play lever toting cowboy, there are better venues than dangerous game hunting.

"This grizzly was killed in Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Park in the Eagle Nest Mountain Range of Northern British Columbia. He squared over 8 feet and the skull measured 23 13/16'', which is very good size for an interior mountain grizzly bear. When I shot the bear, he had started a charge from about 70 yards away, and by the time I had a sight on him, he was 40 yards. The 540 Hammerhead hit him right between the front legs, and he did a complete front-wards flip after the bullet hit him. That bullet completely penetrated him lengthwise and exited. I made a follow up shot (which was unnecessary, just instinct) after he rolled which angled through the chest, took out a section of spine, and exited the top of his skull (if you look closely at the photo you can see the exit hole in his head). Very impressive bullet performance."
- Tyler Serle, Albuquerque, British Columbia

I'd rather have the 375 any day of the week over any 45-70 lever rig. A poor hit with the 375 is a poor hit. If you want to play lever toting cowboy, there are better venues than dangerous game hunting.