I used a Browning B-78 .45/70 the latter part of the last century. Took 3 elk with as many shots using a 525 grain swaged lead paper patched bullet with enough IMR-3031 for 1650 fps. Will never forget one morning, about 1993 IIRC, when it was lightly snowing and I got a 50 yard broadside shot at a 4x. At the shot, there was a spray of water all around him, he stumbled, and took 5 or 6 more steps and went down for good. As saddlesore said, I quit using it because it got too heavy. If I can ever make another elk hunt, I'll probably carry something like my .303 Savage carbine, Marlin 336, or Winchester '94 .30-30 carbine because of their handiness, loaded with a 190 grain cast bullet.
