WinMag:
The 45-70 is as good as it gets for close-quarters defensive shooting of big grizzlies. Interestingly, our 530-grainer for the 45-70 provides 50% more penetration than 300-grain solids do from the 375 Holland & Holland. Also, 45-70 bullets are far bigger in diameter than 357 solids, and, in the case of our 530-grainer, they have blunt frontal flats that produce far faster incapacitation effect than roundnose solids from any caliber. The National Marine Fisheries Service in Homer, Alaska uses Guide Guns with our 530-grainers for defending their personnel from attack from coastal grizzly. Where power comparison is concerned, our 530-grainer generates a Taylor Knockout Value of 54 compared to the 41 generated by the 375 H&H with 300-grain bullets. In fact, our 45-70 loads generate as big a Taylor Knockout Values at 130-yds as the 375 H&H does at the muzzle with 300-grain bullets. For more information on the capabilities of the fine 45-70, check us out online.
Best regards, Randy Garrett
www.garrettcartridges.com