Rick in Iowa
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CZ 75 SP01 Phantom. I wanted to compare my pre B to a polymer framed CZ. Bonus was that the magazines interchange.
With the modern steel alloys, metallurgy, and heat treat methods that are all available today, as opposed to when the first Trapdoor Springfield's were built during and around the Civil War. I wonder how much more pressure the design itself can endure?
I know they can't take what a falling block or even a modern lever gun like a Marlin can. But I would think with modern steels and much more precise manufacturing methods and machines available today, they can tolerate a bit more chamber pressure.
Also, the modern powders that are available today should also help improve the guns performance.
Well, that may be the reason the 45-70 was and still is so popular for such game, but remember that's muzzle velocity, which would drop substantially at 150 yards. The 45-70 is not exactly a flat shooter.45-70 with cast lead bullet at 1250 +/- fps will completely punch through a standing Buffalo at 165 yards away.
I want one of those.CZ in .221 Rem Fireball