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<blockquote data-quote="SBruce" data-source="post: 583102" data-attributes="member: 21068"><p><strong>cppbandit,</strong></p><p> </p><p>Yea, the 45-70 did kill alot of Buffalo. No doubt about that. In those days it was some of the best they had, but suffers terribly next to our modern day offerings. </p><p> </p><p>Don't get me wrong, they are accurate, the one I have will shoot MOA real regular, but the 6mm Rem I had would shoot 1/2 MOA real regular. </p><p> </p><p>The factory 45-70 ammo I shoot will blow off by about 6" for every 1 mph of wind at 500 yds, the 6mm 105 grn will blow off about 1" for every 1 mph of wind at 500 yds...............absolutely no comparison by modern standings.</p><p> </p><p>A 115-120 grn bullet will take a pretty fast twist to shoot well, 105 is more common and still a good compromise between velocity and wind drift. Best for long reach is the 115 VLD's, if you've got an 8 twist or faster.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SBruce, post: 583102, member: 21068"] [B]cppbandit,[/B] Yea, the 45-70 did kill alot of Buffalo. No doubt about that. In those days it was some of the best they had, but suffers terribly next to our modern day offerings. Don't get me wrong, they are accurate, the one I have will shoot MOA real regular, but the 6mm Rem I had would shoot 1/2 MOA real regular. The factory 45-70 ammo I shoot will blow off by about 6" for every 1 mph of wind at 500 yds, the 6mm 105 grn will blow off about 1" for every 1 mph of wind at 500 yds...............absolutely no comparison by modern standings. A 115-120 grn bullet will take a pretty fast twist to shoot well, 105 is more common and still a good compromise between velocity and wind drift. Best for long reach is the 115 VLD's, if you've got an 8 twist or faster. [/QUOTE]
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