lizziedog1
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I was looking through my new Nosler reloading manual. For each cartridge, Nosler had a story about it written by some gun writer. I just read the one for the 45-70 Government, it is written by Brian Pearce.
He talks about taking this caliber to Africa to hunt cape buffalo. He says that at first his PH was skeptical about him using this old round. He did kill a bull with three shots. Each bullet did penetrate alot of animal, but we know how tough these creatrures are. Here is the amazing part.
His first shot hit the buffalo in the shoulder at one hundred yards. That bullet went all the way through the bull and struck a cow seven yards away. The bullet that went through the bull and then went through the cows shoulder and stopped short of exiting her far shoulder. She was found dead where she was hit. They didn't see her at first because the bull dwarfed her.
Is the 45-70 Government really that strong? I don't know if this story is true. But if it is, this is one heck of a caliber. There is little doubt it can handle anything on our continent.
He talks about taking this caliber to Africa to hunt cape buffalo. He says that at first his PH was skeptical about him using this old round. He did kill a bull with three shots. Each bullet did penetrate alot of animal, but we know how tough these creatrures are. Here is the amazing part.
His first shot hit the buffalo in the shoulder at one hundred yards. That bullet went all the way through the bull and struck a cow seven yards away. The bullet that went through the bull and then went through the cows shoulder and stopped short of exiting her far shoulder. She was found dead where she was hit. They didn't see her at first because the bull dwarfed her.
Is the 45-70 Government really that strong? I don't know if this story is true. But if it is, this is one heck of a caliber. There is little doubt it can handle anything on our continent.