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Alright guys a friend of mine swears that with his marlin 1895 guide gun in 45 70 he can shoot threw a full grown bull from brisket all the way threw the rear end so I gotta ask do y'all think it is possible
Depends on a lot of things but I would bet it has already been done at least once in the last 141 years.
Could have even been done on one of these.
Lot's of 45-70s were used in the 20 and 30s to put food on the table, when other firearms were not available or cost money. It's not like the 45-70 disappeared.... When smokeless powder came on the scene in the 1890's the 45-70 died a quick death after only about 20 years. The round lay dead or dormant for nearly 100 years and was brought back to life in 1973 by Marlin and has only recently caught on. While the round was introduced 141 years ago, it has almost no history except that made up by Marlin advertising...
If you want to get picky with the details and prove him wrong ,buy a bull and shoot it .
Highly doubtful. Despite the legend very few bison were killed with the 45-70. For one thing the original blackpowder loading was underpowered for bison and hunters of the day would only use a 45-70 if they had nothing else. Those loads certainly wouldn't have given this type of penetration