My #1 Ruger in .45-70 Improved (long-throated)goes with me, at least a few times, on every hunt I do for anything from coyote to moose throughout a year.
My conundrum is to decide on what load! In bullets I have 325gr Hornady FTX; 350s in Speer, Hornady and Barnes TSX. A half-box of 330 Barnes Banded; 400gr Speers and 400gr Barnes Busters; 405gr Remingtons; 450gr A-Frames; 465gr hardcasts; 480gr Hornady DGX and 500gr Hornady FMJ. Along with all that there are a few 400gr Hawk FPs and Barnes Original 400gr RN's!
Plus the fact that any of these can be pushed out the muzzle from 1000 fps to 2200 for the 500s, 2300 for the 450 AF and 2550 for the 350 TSX!
So you see my dilemma... or maybe not!
Bob
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