Apr 19, 2008 – 325 gr, 350gr, and some 400gr Handloads. . thanks your video just made me fall in love with the 45-70 load . Moose season is a comming. .

20 posts - 19 authors - Last post: Dec 29, 2009I have the opportunity to hunt moose in Alaska, and I was thinking . . Garrett ammo makes the most powerful .45/70 loads that I've ever seen. .

Now we all know in real life that the .45-70, even in the low velocity loads, will dump an Alaskan moose and Brown bear with most any normal bullet placement, .

Are you going for moose or deer or both? Mongojoe has a better slant on loads for the 45-70 than I do since I never reloaded. I do know a little .

My most popular plinking loads is about 43 or 45 grains of 4895. . A buddy, infact the buddy who got me addicted to the 45/70 shot a moose behind the .

15 posts - 13 authors - Last post: Sep 9, 2006Im just looking for some advise on what bullet to load for him and I have not loaded 30-06s before. (I shoot 45-70 for moose) Thought you all .

16 posts - 7 authors - Last post: Feb 25, 2004Im working on moose and Id like to be effective out to 300yds with this old . 300 yards is pushing it for a .45-70. regardless of load or firearm. .

Can I hand load them hot enough to hunt moose with this rifle and if so , . Thousands of Bison have fallen to 45-70 of standard pressure, so I expect a moose .

Jan 28, 2006 – 45-70 Moose Posted by Murphy on Jan 24 2006. Pete, I'm not .

The .45-70 is a very old, very large rifle cartridge. The fine lever action Marlin model 1895 is chambered for the .45-70. The typical factory load has a 400 grain .

Jul 15, 2004 – How do .264 140 gr bullets work from a .45-70? special Sabot? Title: Re: Favorite Moose load. Post by: jaycocreek on July 16, 2004, 07:28:32 .

20 posts - 16 authors - Last post: Sep 11, 2010[Archive] Give me your 45/70 loads. . The Art of the Rifle. . round that I might not actually use until I get that elk or moose hunt. .

45-70 Factory Loads - Product Information from Guns Magazine provided by Find Articles at BNET. . They certainly should be OK for elk and moose. The 300 gr. .

Typical .45-70 loads drive a 300 grain bullet at around 1800 fps or a 400 .

Any of the old level one guns in .45-70 should be able to take these loads .

May 23, 2005 – Lets start with the 45-70 first, because I just tested it. .With 53 grains . That same load would take a large elk, even a moose. But the problem .

Your 30.06 with a good 180 gr jacketed bullet ( Nosler Partition is the best ) will stop a Moose in his tracks out to 200 yards. I will be using a Marlin lever 45/70 .

10 posts - 6 authors - Last post: Aug 9, 2006I carry my 45-70 for Bears and haven't used it for moose. .

30 posts - 10 authors - Last post: Jan 26I have shot the t/c with a 15 inch 45-70 with muzzle tamers and its a handfull it would drop a moose with a stout load pushing a 420-500 grain .

Oct 29, 2003 – One hunter I know bought a Marlin .45-70 for elk and fitted it with a . So, while SAAMI standards limit factory load performance, this is not a .

My dreams involve hunting grizzlies and moose. . I have a 1895 Marlin 45-70 Gov't LTD-V and its a great gun for shoots under 200 yrds, for deer I would use . They are superb for both sheer power as well as the ability to load with soft loads. .

12 posts - 11 authors - Last post: Sep 1, 2010Need thoughts on 38-55 & 45-70 Cast Loads for Moose Hunt Hunting with CB's.

But let's face facts: The old .45-70 black powder loads killed bison, grizzly, moose , elk and other large animals for decades, and none of those shooters felt .

Americans have the levergun chambered in .45- 70 for use against moose, elk, and . loaded with full house .45-70 loads such as offered by Garrett Cartridges. .

23 posts - 16 authors - Last post: Oct 19, 2003laughing at myself, I note that being a handloader does not keep you from making load errors! My most recent 45/70 loads killed the Moose, but .

20 posts - 11 authors - Last post: Sep 4, 2007So I am stuck with the factory .45-.70 loads from Remington, Federal . up a .444 which I think will work fine for black bear, moose and deer. .

i'm looking into getting a new rifle for moose/bear and i'm quite interested in this old . I'm no expert at the bigger cal rifles yet,as I'm still getting to know my 45-70. . You can't expect to shoot a 7 lb rifle with serious loads in any caliber over .308 .

The 45-70: tough, tenacious and testy: modern loads for this timeless .

Question: I plan on using a Marlin 1895G this fall for moose in Alberta. can someone suggest a good handload? Thanks, Steve Visit the rec.hunting and.

20 posts - 6 authors - Last post: Jan 12, 2009.45-70 standard factory loads as an effective grizzly stopper? . . a 405 grain Remington bullet recovered from a bull moose I shot with my Marlin .

4 posts - 4 authors - Last post: Oct 1, 2005I have been involved in several shootings of moose and can tell you the 45-70 Handi with a standard 22" barrel is well up to the task (I have the .

Is it sufficient for big game such as moose and bear? . It lists 400 (2 .

3 posts - 2 authorsHey guys, I am going on a moose/bear hunt come the middle of September up .

Oct 30, 2003 – But it is also true that the heaviest .45-70 handloads .

Marlin became serious about big bore leverguns by reintroducing the .45-70 in the new . Deer loads were fairly easy to locate for the .444 Marlin and the .45-70 , . . designed for the big stuff Alaska has to offer such as brown bear and moose. .

In newer higher-pressure loadings meant for modern rifles, the 45-70 (.457” bullet) . . The 45-70 is a quintessential American cartridge, big medicine for moose, .

10 posts - 6 authors - Last post: Aug 9, 2006I carry my 45-70 for Bears and haven't used it for moose. . Winchester loads the 300-gr Partition Gold at 2100 fps from a 22-inch barrel Marlin .

100+ posts - 72 authors - Last post: Dec 2, 2009For closer range hunting, I would go with a 350 magnum, 45-70, 450 . .. factory loads ts in the .30 calibers or 150-gr. in the .270 for moose. .

Mar 8, 2009 – 45-70 pet loads for a guide gun Ifish Hunting. . long time I used 350 Speers FP in it and still like them for moose and other really large animals, .

Even the light .45-70 loads are in the vicinity of the .358 recoil, while .

Find all the 45-70 Government information you want right here. . newer lever action or single shot rifle like the Sharps Model 1874, where loads can be worked .

Matthew J. Hewett makes his case for the .45-70 as an all-around big game rifle . The 405 grain load can also take all of the bear species as well as moose. .

24 posts - 12 authors - Last post: Feb 23, 2010Was thinking of getting a Marlin 1895 in 45-70 govt, for the big critters. . "big critters" around these woods ie: elk, moose, even Caribou. and those . Kieths tried tested and true 45-70 load of 53 grains of 4895 behind a 405g .

7 posts - 5 authors - Last post: Jun 5, 2008I have a NEF 45-70 that I have been shooting 300g Hornady HP's at . In 88 I took the Moose on the left and dropped the bear that came in .

16 posts - 8 authors - Last post: Feb 27I have been experimenting with various 45-70 Govt. loads. .

4 posts - 3 authors - Last post: Sep 27, 2002A buddy used a 350 to take a moose last year, He shoots them at around .

17 posts - 13 authors - Last post: Sep 14, 2010What hunting load is the best for the 45-70,as far as moose and bear!Im thinking Garrett loads the best ones,but thats my opinion!

I've had good luck with IMR3031 in the 45-70, especially in this load . . Not sure how big of game you are talking but I'm assuming moose, bear, .

Jan 28, 2006 – The light for caliber loading for the 45-70 some 130 years .

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