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It surprises me no end to read where guys would take on buff with a 9.3 with factory ammo, yet shun the more powerful round just because it's not a bolt gun or $20,000 double.
: Adequate bullet, velocity and accuracy are the only criteria necessary. Perhaps those who fight against this round and the .45/70 merely reflect their feelings of inadequacy in the accuracy department - maybe I'm just full of it - hahahaha!

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Clearly things are possible with modern steel and 45/70 handloads today that were not possible 50 or 100 years ago - your experiments show that.
Its a similar story with the .458 Win's chequered reputation - no doubt its a great round today, but all the writers blow on about the Lott as if powders and technology have stood still all these years...
Whether either is the best choice is a different question though