Tom, thanks for the feedback on the 45-70 ammo. I'm looking forward to taking it to the range after Christmas. The 30-06 is suprisingly accurate. Admittedly, I only shot it out to 50 yards mainly because I was using open sites, and my vision isn't what it used to be. I recently purchased a Nikon 2x7 scope that I am planning to put on it. I'll then move out to 100 yards. Anything further than that, I have a Browing A-Bolt that does the job quite nicely. Christopher