Originally Posted by Magnum_Bob
Originally Posted by rockinbbar
Originally Posted by TheLastLemming76
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A .450 bushmaster is a whitetail deer laws workaround with zero history or charisma. A 45-70 has history and charisma in spades and the versatility to do more. A .450 bushmaster is a fudd chambering doing what the man tells you. A 45-70 is the stuff the Wild West Buffalo Bill and other legends.

Those 45-70 Springfield's didn't do Custer any favors at the Little Big Horn...

Just sayin'.
That's right and if the 7th Cav had not of traded their Sharps carbines in on trapdoor carbines with junk Benet primed ammo maybe they would have lasted longer. Who knows but not being armed with a dead reliable arm and ammo ain't gonna do anything good for your longevity. ...mb

I have heard it ain’t the arrow, it’s the Indian that counts.

Tho someone on the Indian side sure could shoot. 1,000 yard hits? Caliber/firearm combination unknown.

https://truewestmagazine.com/article/last-man-standing-on-reno-hill/

"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744