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Re: 450/400 = 45-70? (!)
      14/05/06 09:42 PM

I believe your choice for Elk in heavy timber is a good one, provided proper bullets are used. I've only used a 45/70 on game once.

When I first started hunting, before I owned any rifle of my own, I borrowed a 45/70 that belonged to the father of a friend, and a box of factory ammo. All I remember about it, is that it was a lever action, had a 4X scope on it, and after shooting the M16 in the service, thought that it was the most powerful weapon in the world. To my inexperienced mind, it really kicked like a mule. With it, I got really lucky, and shot a 185 pound dressed, male Black Bear here in Pennsylvania. I shot it in heavy timber surrounding a swamp. The shot was around 45 - 50 yards, and he ran about 100 yards after being shot through the lungs. That was the first big game animal I ever shot here in the US.

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* 450/400 = 45-70? (!) JRiekers 14/05/06 06:55 AM
. * * Re: 450/400 = 45-70? (!) JRiekers   15/05/06 01:21 AM
. * * Re: 450/400 = 45-70? (!) NitroXAdministrator   15/05/06 02:20 AM
. * * Re: 450/400 = 45-70? (!) JRiekers   15/05/06 04:11 AM
. * * Re: 450/400 = 45-70? (!) NitroXAdministrator   15/05/06 11:40 AM
. * * Re: 450/400 = 45-70? (!) Judson   15/05/06 03:45 PM
. * * Re: 450/400 = 45-70? (!) DUGABOY1   19/05/06 10:57 AM
. * * Re: 450/400 = 45-70? (!) 45s_save_lives   23/05/06 06:19 AM
. * * Re: 450/400 = 45-70? (!) NitroXAdministrator   23/05/06 06:31 PM
. * * Re: 450/400 = 45-70? (!) bulldog563   15/05/06 05:46 AM
. * * Re: 450/400 = 45-70? (!) Judson   15/05/06 11:21 AM
. * * Re: 450/400 = 45-70? (!) 400NitroExpress   14/05/06 08:27 AM
. * * Re: 450/400 = 45-70? (!) AzGuy   14/05/06 10:05 AM
. * * Re: 450/400 = 45-70? (!) mikeh416Rigby   14/05/06 09:42 PM
. * * Re: 450/400 = 45-70? (!) NitroXAdministrator   15/05/06 01:18 AM
. * * Re: 450/400 = 45-70? (!) mikeh416Rigby   14/05/06 01:14 PM
. * * Re: 450/400 = 45-70? (!) NitroXAdministrator   14/05/06 05:34 PM
. * * Re: 450/400 = 45-70? (!) Ndumo   14/05/06 06:00 PM
. * * Re: 450/400 = 45-70? (!) mikeh416Rigby   14/05/06 09:29 PM
. * * Re: 450/400 = 45-70? (!) 500Nitro   14/05/06 07:43 AM

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