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Fotis - a beautiful rifle.

Fotis said "I read and a few other forms that the reason they put that on there is to cover your ass type deal. It's because there is no Sammi specs for the 45-90"
That is true and I have seen it reported in more than one gun publication.

Go ahead and load 'er up if you like. The hottest loads so far in my "elephant rifle" are 450 grain Kodiak FMJ at 2150 fps MV. Those bullets shoot through bison and cape buffalo sideways; end to end, they give the buff a bad tummy ache. A friend took my 1886 45-90 to Africa and killed an ele, multiple Cape buff, a leopard and some plains game.
I have taken game from blackbuck to bison(with the DG loads) with it. A very accurate, fun gun.