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I have harvested a few white tails with factory horn Andy FTX ammo.

No complaints

I use 46 grains of reloader 7 with a 350 grain hornady

I have both the 250 and 325 FTX. This year I'm trying to get something with the 250's

It's a 45/70.

I shoot 300g bullets at 1600-1700 fps and they die.

I have seen no real difference between cast or JHP on deer.

As someone else mentioned, no matter what you do with a .45-70, it’s not going to be a flat shooter. I’ve no interest in trick bullets and tend to prefer “standard “ bullet weights in most calibers. Thus I use 400 grain Speers or 405 Remingtons in my Guide Gun at around 1750 FPS. They are both more than accurate enough and kill deer about as dead as anything else.

Virtually any .458" bullet is sufficient for whitetails. Lighter bullets shoot flatter and generate less recoil.

Just for the heck of it I've been loading some Hornady 250gr MonoFlex bullets. I can get them to shoot well at 2,330 ft/sec (18.5" bbl) which shoots MUCH flatter than my usual 400gr loads. I took a nice size buck at about 90 yds with this load a few weeks ago. The buck was knocked sideways for a second as he spun around and bolted for the brush. Fortunately, he laid dead 30yds from the shot. The light mono bullet exited.

Use whatever you've got.