Home Forums Lever Action Central Big Bore Levers Favorite 45-70 bullet for deer/Black Bear

The 350 Hornady flatpoint, as others have mentioned, will work perfectly for your needs. I load mine with I-4198 which depending on your load, works well between 1600-to 2000 fps. Internet search the 45-70 and that bullet, plenty to read on it in hunting situations.

In a bolt gun I'd be tempted by the 300 Barnes original spitzer. It will let you hang on to some speed at distance. (b.c. 0.291)

Started at 2400fps, you'd have 3837ft pounds at the muzzle
Sighted in at 175 yards you would be 2.2 inches high at 100 and at 200 yards you would be 1.8" low and still have 1857 ft/sec and 2297 ft pounds. I used this bullet in a 458 magnum for several years and really liked it. It's making me think about a BLR in 450 Marlin.

10-4 North, Thanks, one thing about our hobby, endless projects abound.

You load up a lever gun or a lightweight bolt with any bullet over 250_grs to north of 2000fps and it will thump on both ends.