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For real penetration with a .45-70, try our method of vetting bullets for an Elephant hunt.

Target = 5/8 inch steel plate
Rifle = 1886 .45-70
Bullet= 450 grain Punch
Velocity of load= 1800-1900 fps
Range = 50 yards
Process = Fire

Result 1 = .458 daylight hole in plate
Result 2 = frontal brain shot went through head into body = DRT