"point blank range"...
There's the friggin' problem.
Get a decent barrel sight (think ladder variant - Buffalo Arms makes a very fine one), regulate the load to it, and learn to use it.
Load a decent BC slug (400+ grains) in the .45-70 case now that you've lengthened the throat and action to have zero feeding problems, and go forth to slay stuff at range "point blank" can't even begin to contemplate.
I am already all setup to compensate for drop at very long ranges, just now the range beyond which I need to compensate is further out. Its just nice to have one less thing to think about during a fleeting moment of opportunity.
-JR
You defeat your own argument. The higher BC slugs may start slower, but they retain more velocity down range, shoot flatter, and deliver more energy.
Knowing, and not guessing, never fails, and I'd suggest you start knowing at some point.
