45-70 Leverevolution, moose at 200 yds ?
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I'd go 350 fn interlock or trade on all 405 fn before the pointy crap. I've found they don't hold together and my buddy shot a doe 50 yards broadside and recovered the shrapnel with no exit wound. Dead deer but a 4570 should plow thru a deers ribcage and keep going
Chuckbuster
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If you can put it in the right spot, then go for it.
The OP's question was a .45/70 on a broadside rib shot at 200 yards... I would take that shot with just about any .45/70 load or bullet... AS LONG AS... I knew that I could put it through the lungs... with cast loads, I would have to be sure of the range and confident in my practice at that range. Most full loadings and non-frangible bullets from centerfires of .243 and up, would cleanly expire a 200 yard moose on a broadside lung shot... of course some are better than others... which is why we have shooting forums... someplace to disagree and vent. I reserve my .45/70 reduced cast loads for deer under 100 yards... but would not hesitate using a full power jacketed or hot cast load on moose... but then my .35 Whelen mannlicher would pout.
