2018年9月22日 · Depending on bullet and velocity you will average between 3 and 6 inches drop between 50 and 100 yards and will experience about the same between 100 and 150 then again between 150 and 200 yards. I am running a 518 gr bullet at 1150 fps and drop is 6 inches between 50 and 100 yards and a foot between 100 and 200 yards.

2016年12月4日 · While I like your efforts to find a good load for the 45-70 and 200 yd shots, youd be wise to try the Hornady 325gr offering, designed for the rifle. I've owned 3 rifles chambered in 45-70 and the best accuracy I found in it was the 325gr. My 1895G recently gave me two consecutive 3 shot groups of 3/4" and then 3/8". What more do you want?

2016年4月13日 · I recently set out to sight my 45-70 XLR in at 200 yards. I didn't have any illusions about being able to hit sub MOA but expected a sub 6 in group. I'm more like 12 and 18 inches. I've tried 2 loads. The first load is full size brass w/ 405 lead bullet. The second load is Hornady short brass w/ 325 XTP.

2017年1月4日 · While the Army did develop a .45-70-500 load effective in volley fire out to 3,000 plus yards, ballistically speaking the .45-70 trajectory strongly resembles that of a rainbow, so for modern usage should be treated as a short to intermediate round.

2019年4月20日 · If you reload the 45-70 becomes an absolute power house out to 200 yards. If that’s what your looking for and Grizzly or Buffalo Bore offer factory power houses as well. If the Henry can handle class ll 45-70 loads then it’s a absolute winner but can it?

2014年9月27日 · Well, I blame Guy Miner for this, but I decided to try the 45-70 out at 200 yards with my current load. It is a 405 cast lead bullet made by (Onesonek AKA Dave), 40 grains of RL7, CCIBR2 and Starline brass. These come out of my Guide rifle around 1600 and are very accurate at 100. I had not shot them further till today..

Most loads sighted 3� high at 100 yards will drop nearly a foot at 200 yards. Yet, in spite of its less than impressive performance, it is a popular choice among sport shooters and hunters.

2016年2月27日 · A brisk full value cross wind can easily drive the bullet sideways a foot at 200 yards and that means a wounding shot rather than a kill shot. I no longer hunt but I do shoot over 2000 rounds a year at long range gong targets, shooting a 550 grain Creedmore bullet at a muzzle velocity of 1215 fps, at targets out to 1200 yards.

2006年12月24日 · The 45-70 really shoots best at long range with BLACK POWDER and cast bullets. Loaded properly with the proper bullet lube on the 500ish grain bullets it will astound you how accurate a Sharps, Rem. rolling block or Win. high wall can be.

2017年10月3日 · The targets below show you the accuracy the Henry .45-70 can achieve. The groups were just tighter than 3 inches. I shot at the first target five times. I only fired three rounds at the second target. At 100 yards, the front sight tends to obliterate your sight picture of smaller and lighter-colored objects (which is expected).