Originally Posted by SS336
I don't have as much experience as most of you, one deer with my 45-70. I've had the rifle for a while and it's very accurate with this load= 43 gr of 3031, Hornady 300gr hp. Not a hot load and I don't know the velocity, guess maybe around 1400fps? Would not think anything else heavier is needed for deer. Bullet was not recovered. For bigger animals maybe a heavier bullet, but I would think this load would not have problem.
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This the same rifle ( straight stock, First Run) my friend has used as his saddle gun. He used to pack in groups deep into Yellowstone, never had to shoot a bear. He is the guy who loads nothing but the Hornady 350RN, around 1800-1900. He likes the way it puts a Silver Dollar hole through Mule deer/elk. smile