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Re: 45-70 LA on DG
      22/03/06 08:08 AM

45s: It seems as though your question went astray, hijacked for a better term.
I was always under the impression that DG stood for all Dangerous Game not elephant alone. That said the 45-70 is more than adaquate to hunt lion,leopard,buffalo and croc. I wouldn't use it for elephant or hippo (on land vs popping him in the brain as he lies in the water) bur short of that the good old 45-70 will do it's job with proper bullets.
One item you will rarely here the canon crowd admit to is their 500+ WUMP UM THUMPER will not stop a full blown charge either from a buff unless a CNS hit is scored .
If the 45-70 loaded with 54.0 gr IMR3031 and a good stiff jacketed bullet designed for one of the 458 Mags @350 gr is not a buffalo killer than I say neither is the 450/400, 404 Jeffery, 450#2,etc. all intended to push a 400 gr bullet @2100FPS with 4K# of energy ( satistics that are easily reached in a MODERN LA such as Marlin's GG). With today's reloading componets and modern actions such as Marlin's 1895 which can withstand 50000# pressure and have been tested to 60000# there is simply no reason other than nostalgia to not embrace a Marlin made 45-70 when hunting most DG.

OK the lid is off the cesspool

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* 45-70 LA on DG 45s_save_lives 21/03/06 09:41 AM
. * * Re: 45-70 LA on DG NitroXAdministrator   23/03/06 02:27 AM
. * * Re: 45-70 LA on DG 500grains   23/03/06 03:32 AM
. * * Re: 45-70 LA on DG hoppdoc   23/03/06 06:44 AM
. * * Re: 45-70 LA on DG 45s_save_lives   23/03/06 02:50 PM
. * * Re: 45-70 LA on DG NitroXAdministrator   24/03/06 02:34 AM
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. * * Re: 45-70 LA on DG JPK   23/03/06 04:23 PM
. * * Re: 45-70 LA on DG 45s_save_lives   23/03/06 04:59 PM
. * * Re: 45-70 LA on DG 500grains   24/03/06 02:48 AM
. * * Re: 45-70 LA on DG DoubleD   24/03/06 05:18 AM
. * * Re: 45-70 LA on DG 45s_save_lives   24/03/06 08:15 AM
. * * Re: 45-70 LA on DG 8x56mn   24/03/06 09:45 AM
. * * Re: 45-70 LA on DG NitroXAdministrator   24/03/06 03:23 PM
. * * Re: 45-70 LA on DG jorge   25/03/06 06:13 AM
. * * Re: 45-70 LA on DG 500Nitro   25/03/06 06:57 AM
. * * Re: 45-70 LA on DG DoubleD   25/03/06 07:22 AM
. * * Re: 45-70 LA on DG 45s_save_lives   25/03/06 08:57 AM
. * * Re: 45-70 LA on DG mikeh416Rigby   25/03/06 10:07 AM
. * * Re: 45-70 LA on DG NitroXAdministrator   25/03/06 02:40 PM
. * * Re: 45-70 LA on DG jorge   25/03/06 09:36 AM
. * * Re: 45-70 LA on DG mikeh416Rigby   25/03/06 02:38 PM
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. * * Re: 45-70 LA on DG 45s_save_lives   24/03/06 04:22 AM
. * * Re: 45-70 LA on DG **DONOTDELETE**   24/03/06 04:33 AM
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. * * Re: 45-70 LA on DG mikeh416Rigby   22/03/06 10:57 AM
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