Could This Be The Ultimate Velociraptor Load?.45-70 325gr FTX LeveRevolution

[Rebel Rouser]

 

[nowarningshot]

The problem is twofold. First, 45-70 is so expensive that its the poster child for reloading. Second, since everyone is reloading 45-70, you cant give away Hornady 45-70 brass. Its 1/10" short of standard.

 

[rifleman338]

I'd still take a hard cast piece of lead over the Hornady offering. Put a couple of adult moose shoulder blades in that gel and the results may be a bit different. In the truck loads of moose that we have shot with the 45-70 using hard cast 405 gas checks, we have never recovered a single bullet even all length wise shots have been through and through. FTX makes for a great deer and bear over bait round, but I'll stick with the lead for the bigger stuff.

 

[yomomma]

No...

 

[mudgunner49]

I'd still take a hard cast piece of lead over the Hornady offering. Put a couple of adult moose shoulder blades in that gel and the results may be a bit different. In the truck loads of moose that we have shot with the 45-70 using hard cast 405 gas checks, we have never recovered a single bullet even all length wise shots have been through and through. FTX makes for a great deer and bear over bait round, but I'll stick with the lead for the bigger stuff.

This right here - gel isn't an animal...

 

[Gatehouse]

The high speed footage was very cool, especially the smoke shooting out of the hole in the gel.....But I will still take a 375 Ruger over a 45/70 any day.

 

[Ganderite]

I cringed watching this. After the first shot he cycled the action again and then showed the cocked rifle sitting on the table, with him passing body parts in front of the muzzle of a cocked rifle.

 

[flyr]

Believe it or not,any of the centerfire .22's would be a good choice for an actual velociraptor.(not the Hollywood version)
They were about the size of a large turkey and weighed about 40lbs max.
Hollywood based its version on something much larger called a Utahraptor.(loosely)
Hollywood version, 500gr cast.

 

[mudgunner49]

I cringed watching this. After the first shot he cycled the action again and then showed the cocked rifle sitting on the table, with him passing body parts in front of the muzzle of a cocked rifle.

I never watched the video on the first go-round, definitely cringe-worthy...

 

[diopter]

No raptors in my neck of the woods.

In a sci-fi novel called Time Safari, by David Drake, the lead character uses an M1A1 Springfield with Accelerator type sabot with tungsten dart-like sub-caliber bullets at around 5000fps. Miniature discarding sabot anti-tank rounds.

 

[bunny]

I would take a 405 Remington bullet or the Speer 400 going at 1700 ( not max.) over this offering. But in my opinion the best bullet out there for 45/70 is the Hornady 350, I push it at 1800 for my Marlins and Ruger #1 and at 2300 in my .458 WM’s.
It routinely shoots sub m.o.a.

 

[Brian46]

I'd still take a hard cast piece of lead over the Hornady offering. Put a couple of adult moose shoulder blades in that gel and the results may be a bit different. In the truck loads of moose that we have shot with the 45-70 using hard cast 405 gas checks, we have never recovered a single bullet even all length wise shots have been through and through.

Do you actually try and hit the moose in both shoulders?

 

[bross]

No raptors in my neck of the woods.

In a sci-fi novel called Time Safari, by David Drake, the lead character uses an M1A1 Springfield with Accelerator type sabot with tungsten dart-like sub-caliber bullets at around 5000fps. Miniature discarding sabot anti-tank rounds.

If I remember that novel, the M1 load was.military depleted uranium AP. The take away was: round placement and knowing your target's anatomy.

 

[rifleman338]

Do you actually try and hit the moose in both shoulders?

We push bush for our moose where we hunt so shots will range from standing still to running away. So, yes I will shoot them through the shoulders, or neck, or up the rear end.