I used the 45-70 single shot a couple of times this year. It's nice to carry, short in length, a very handy rifle. And if you get bored on the stand, you can admire the wood. I sighted it in using Hornady 250 grain Monoflex cartridges, which grouped at about 1 1/2 inch, 2 inches high, at 100 yards. Then I took an antlerless deer today at about 20 yards. It definitely worked, in my sample of one
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. No surprise there, though. The 45-70 has been an effective game cartridge for over 140 years
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