The .45/70 may not be the fastest, flattest, or most accurate cartridge, but it still has a place among modern rifles and our hearts.
Because of the vintage .45/70 rifles still in wide-spread use, commercial ammunition loaders are obliged to keep velocities and pressures down to traditional levels. The handloader however ...
There was also a plethora of black-powder lever-gun cartridges similar to the 45/70. Now there are only about five left standing that have any real support from ammunition or firearms manufacturers.
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