I,ve always been apprehensive to say good things about the 45/70 because so many people have preset ideas on it
In the NT of Australia hundreds maybe thousands of Buffalo have been killed with the 45/70 ,as there was a law on the books into the 1980,s that you could not have a cartrigde over a certain speed ie:45/70 not 222 Rem ,in those days if you drove from Darwin to any where out of town at night you could run into Buff on the main road !
I have shot a lot of Buff & a few Bantang with the 45/70 and it worked very well !
I would much rather face a Buff with a hot-rodded 45/70 than a 375 H&H which I think is marginal on Buff any way
Some times there is a reason to use a certain cartrigde or rifle ,Laws ,the rifle you HAVE or like above others , I believe most on this forum under stand this !