Home Forums Lever Action Central Big Bore Levers 45-70 Hornady 300 gr HP - anybody hunting with these?

I've killed half a dozen deer plus a russian hog with the 300 gr HP at around 1900 fps. Most of the deer had a nice neat half dollar sized exit wound and a short blood trail. I shot the hog at about 20 yards right behind the shoulder and recovered the bullet in the cartilage plate behind the other shoulder. It weighed 270 grains.
My Marlin 1895 shoots groups like a varmint rifle with that load, so I never felt the urge to try anything different.