Originally Posted by crshelton
memtb,
If your bullets shoot through the steel plate, it will make a believer of you! I did take pix of the holes in the plate, but that was years ago and they have probably disappeared.



I’m not doubting the ability of the 45-70 with a bullet of decent hardness to penetrate a 5/8” plate of mild steel or of your tests! My post was a missed attempt at humor.... hence the emoji at the end of the post! memtb

Last edited by memtb; 09/18/21.
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel

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