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Shotgun693 · January 21, 2013, 12:30 PM

I've hunted with .45/70 and it'll stop anything in North America. The Military load, black powder, will shoot sideways through a horse. From 1873 until the last real Indian fight, the .45/70 was there. The '94 in .30/30 came out in 1895, real history goes to the .45/70.

January 21, 2013, 12:30 PM	#5
Shotgun693 Senior Member Join Date: September 3, 2011 Location: Poteet, Texas Posts: 959	I've hunted with .45/70 and it'll stop anything in North America. The Military load, black powder, will shoot sideways through a horse. From 1873 until the last real Indian fight, the .45/70 was there. The '94 in .30/30 came out in 1895, real history goes to the .45/70.