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<blockquote data-quote="greenejc" data-source="post: 1630675" data-attributes="member: 60453"><p>Sure it can. So can a .300 winmag, the 6.5 Creedmoor, the 30-06 and several others, as long as the bullet will keep its stability after it goes sub-sonic. The 45-70 can hit a target at 1500 yards. But which one will kill something effectively at that distance? I'd bet the 405 grain or 450 grain 45-70 with a starting mv of around 1750 fps would be the one that would be most effective simply due to weight and mass. The army tested that round with a 500 grain bullet at Creedmoor New York in 1872 or there abouts, and it would penetrate 9 inches of pine at 2,000 yards. It has a starting mv of around 1300 fps using 70 grains of black powder. They were using this round to study the effects of plunging fire. Also, I'm not going to shoot at an elk at 1500 yards with anything. I don't like feeding the coyotes, and I don't like tracking poorly hit game. I really like filling the freezer though, so I shoot at ranges where I am pretty sure I can get a round into the vitals and have enough velocity for the round to be able to mushroom and do its job. At 1500 yards, most of the .308 rounds would pencil in, and probably not exit on an elk. Then it runs, and dies two days later in the next county.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenejc, post: 1630675, member: 60453"] Sure it can. So can a .300 winmag, the 6.5 Creedmoor, the 30-06 and several others, as long as the bullet will keep its stability after it goes sub-sonic. The 45-70 can hit a target at 1500 yards. But which one will kill something effectively at that distance? I'd bet the 405 grain or 450 grain 45-70 with a starting mv of around 1750 fps would be the one that would be most effective simply due to weight and mass. The army tested that round with a 500 grain bullet at Creedmoor New York in 1872 or there abouts, and it would penetrate 9 inches of pine at 2,000 yards. It has a starting mv of around 1300 fps using 70 grains of black powder. They were using this round to study the effects of plunging fire. Also, I'm not going to shoot at an elk at 1500 yards with anything. I don't like feeding the coyotes, and I don't like tracking poorly hit game. I really like filling the freezer though, so I shoot at ranges where I am pretty sure I can get a round into the vitals and have enough velocity for the round to be able to mushroom and do its job. At 1500 yards, most of the .308 rounds would pencil in, and probably not exit on an elk. Then it runs, and dies two days later in the next county. [/QUOTE]
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