...You gave a clue to your depth of knowledge by stating one possible use would be Home Defense.
Home defence? Ye gods. Where on earth (or possibly not) does this fellow live that he needs a dangerously overclocked 45-70 for home defence? Wherever it is, I definitely don't want to go there- at least without a tank, mostly to protect me from the overshoot from his 45-70.
It may all be immaterial anyway as Mr "Damn-the-torpedoes" Polska may end up in hospital, wrapped up like the anonymous "soldier in white" in Catch-22. Hell of a way to learn reloading.
To quote Einstain,
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity,
and I am not sure about the former."
In all fairness, however, (and because its Christmas) I hope he has paused a while to reconsider. "Repent, brother, repent, before it's too late!
Merry Christmas, everyone.
Stuart
