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The lighter #1-Ss in 9.3 and 45-70 chamberings are lively rifles both to carry and to fire. While there are probably better weapons for a long day of spot-and-stalk prairie dogging, they are very appropriate hunting rifles.

I have to admit that I reach my limit of shooting with them pretty fast if I am wearing shortsleeves while shooting from the bench. This is especially true of the 45-70 with full benefit loads of 400-500 grains.




But my 45-70 was my first #1, and it shows the 'love'.




And it has made an adequate 'popgun' when moose and bears have wandered across the sights.