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bytor · June 9, 2004, 02:58 PM

I don't want to anger members.... I readily admit that
I don't know half as much as most of the members of this
board. With that being said. I would please like some
direction.

I bought my 45/70 Marlin 1895CB (26" barrel) 3 weeks
ago, I have spent hours on the internet and bought
2 books researching the available hunting loads. basically
according to posts here and other sites... for me to go
Elk hunting with this rifle, I pretty much need a 350 grn
bullet traveling at a minimum of 2000 FPS !!! (approx)

In doing my research I have learned that the old 45/70
blackpowder cartridges. are the ones that took a vast
majority of the buffalo. Obviously there speeds were
much slower.
Then.. I ended up on 3-4 sites that talk about .44 mag
handguns for elk, moose, or griz hunting. the ballistics
given are basically 260 grn @ 1400 FPS !! and these
are the outdoor writers !!! the one that caught my
attention was the writer that said the above mentioned
round was great for moose out to 70 yards!!! will someone please explain to me why I am told I need to
use Buffalo bore 350 grn bullets traveling at 2100 FPS,
for my 45/70 which I intend to use at shots less than
150 yds? I had one gentleman email me a week ago
that explained that these elephant killer loads are brought
up because they are now available. and that the old
300 grain bullet traveling at 1800 fps is a round that
has great success in the past. So for my own
sanity.... could I get a few thoughts on this?

June 9, 2004, 02:58 PM	#1
bytor Member Join Date: June 5, 2004 Location: Western Washington Posts: 19	45/70.... .44 Mag revolver ?????? I don't want to anger members.... I readily admit that I don't know half as much as most of the members of this board. With that being said. I would please like some direction. I bought my 45/70 Marlin 1895CB (26" barrel) 3 weeks ago, I have spent hours on the internet and bought 2 books researching the available hunting loads. basically according to posts here and other sites... for me to go Elk hunting with this rifle, I pretty much need a 350 grn bullet traveling at a minimum of 2000 FPS !!! (approx) In doing my research I have learned that the old 45/70 blackpowder cartridges. are the ones that took a vast majority of the buffalo. Obviously there speeds were much slower. Then.. I ended up on 3-4 sites that talk about .44 mag handguns for elk, moose, or griz hunting. the ballistics given are basically 260 grn @ 1400 FPS !! and these are the outdoor writers !!! the one that caught my attention was the writer that said the above mentioned round was great for moose out to 70 yards!!! will someone please explain to me why I am told I need to use Buffalo bore 350 grn bullets traveling at 2100 FPS, for my 45/70 which I intend to use at shots less than 150 yds? I had one gentleman email me a week ago that explained that these elephant killer loads are brought up because they are now available. and that the old 300 grain bullet traveling at 1800 fps is a round that has great success in the past. So for my own sanity.... could I get a few thoughts on this? __________________ On the eighth day God said let all have a 30-30.....on the nineth day God had looked at what he created, and then recommended a 45/70.