However, if you are hunting dangerous game ( bear ) or even deer in timber country, the use of a lever action would be a better choice. As an example, you could choose a Sharps rifle which is a single shot action design if you are shooting antelope or buffalo on open ground with time to reload if necessary. Selecting a 45-70 rifle is best undertaken when knowing exactly what you are intended purpose is going to be with the rifle. This is one reason the buyer of a rifle chambered in 45-70 Government needs to be aware of how old the rifle is and as to what power level in terms of ammunition, it is capable of firing safely. Today the 45-70 is continually being upgraded with new components and performance standards. Military rounds just tend to be that any regardless of how old they are. What would seem to be the case regarding the 45-70 is that being its early origins were military it never has or is likely to ever go away. I have hunted deer and buffalo with the round as applied to a Sharps 45-70 rifle, and as such have produced the most noted results of the cartridgeвЂ™s history when once removed from military applications. In terms of effectiveness and my background with the cartridge living here in the American West.

If this is any level of truth to a cartridgeвЂ™s ability to do its job, the 45-70 is a classic example of just such a round. It is a very good cartridge and it has remained so for all these many years. Back in the year 1873, the 45-70 Government cartridge has survived up until the present day because of one thing.

45-70 1873 springfield carbine