Nothing wrong with big if you can shoot the damn thing, but I've yet to meet anyone that shoots a rifle better the more it recoils.
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Here in the western mountains we consider Black bears a nuisance,killing fawns,moose and elk calves in the Spring like they do. A 45/70 is not a great choice because it won't reach across a draw etc (we don't hunt over bait here) I have a 45/70 as a saddle rifle and am quite familiar with it. These bears are easy to dispatch unlike our Grizzlies. I have no experience in Eastern Canada though.
We always used the Garret loads when we had 45-70s as our fishing guns in Alaska. Never needed it but a buddy used his on five moose and three bear two blackies and one Grizzly and it worked fine. Factory 405s did too forgot what other loads were used. In general the softest bullet that will still penetrate enough is the fastest killer. But at 45 caliber I consider them to be partially expanded to begin with.
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Bwinters , sorry for the slow reply ,I needed the paperwork from the office as I knew I could not spell all of it.
The name of the outfitter is Pourvoirie Gerald Bonneau hunting North of Lac St Jean , Quebec supposed to be in business for 25 years .
Ever heard of them
I use to fly out of the air base near there it was called Bagotville don't know if name is still the same, also fished for land lock Salmon in Lac St. Jean. Great country then (50's and early 60"s ) don't know about now. Good Luck and great hunting. Cheers NC
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