45-70 At 2 Miles!

[Old Rooster]

https://usarmorment.com/pdf/45-70.pdf

Wow

 

[terry werbiski]

wow i think i did good when I'm in the rings on a 100yrd target with iron sights . Congratulations on the shot

 

[Old Rooster]

That was in 1879 with black powder rifles.I was floored when I read that.
I am like you,at 100 yards if I can hit targets I am happy but these competitions were outstanding for their times.

 

[Frank in the Laurels]

..I'd love to know the drop and hold over needed.. wonder if you could catch the slug ??

 

[105Coues]

I bet some people caught them......

 

[std7mag]

Check out the Youtube video's.
Mark & Sam after work.
Couple in Australia, i believe.
They've been taking the 45-70, and other cartridges quite a long ways out!

 

[Old Rooster]

Check out the Youtube video's.
Mark & Sam after work.
Couple in Australia, i believe.
They've been taking the 45-70, and other cartridges quite a long ways out!

Amazing what can be done with the old 45-70 when you work with.

 

[QuietTexan]

Then it's Heigh! Heigh! Hee!
In the field artillery,
Shout out your numbers loud and strong,
For where'er you go,
You will always know
That the Caissons go rolling along.

 

[wyodeer]

7 pound trigger!

 

[Weaver93]

You could eat a sandwich waiting on impact!

 

[Frank in the Laurels]

You could eat a sandwich waiting on impact!

..more like you could butcher the animal and cut up the meat, then make the sandwich...maybe two.

 

[Calvin45]

..I'd love to know the drop and hold over needed.. wonder if you could catch the slug ??

Once time of flight gets long enough, perhaps you need to point the .45-70 exactly the opposite direction from the target so the earth does a rotation under the bullet and it smacks your target from the other side!

 

[Muddyboots]

Once time of flight gets long enough, perhaps you need to point the .45-70 exactly the opposite direction from the target so the earth does a rotation under the bullet and it smacks your target from the other side!

Prob more likely being in CA. Less longitude to travel.

 

[Calvin45]

Prob more likely being in CA. Less longitude to travel.

I trust you mean Canada and not California. Either location has issues tho…in Canada the freezing cold air will slow the projectile down too much…and in California it's sure to collide with at least 7 individual condors on its trajectory, 8 if it's a lead bullet