Originally Posted by JFE
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Having said that, a 45/70 loaded to around 30k pressures still provides plenty of performance and a considerable margin of safety. Besides, a 400 gr pill at 1800-1900 fps would take care of most animals roaming the earth.


JFE

Thanks for the info. many folks sometimes take the Rifle construction for granted.

I Load my 450M with Speer 400g bullets and I will tell you 1900+ Ft/sec is plenty.

Snake

That which does not kill us makes us stronger

Friedrich Nietzsche