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.45-70 Government

Overview


The .45-70, also known as .45-70 Government or .45-70 Govt. is an extremely powerful cartridge developed in the 1870's. It is primarily used for big game hunting out of lever action rifles or big bore revolvers such as the Magnum Research BFR. Even today it still competes with newer "ultra magnum" cartridges such as .500 Smith & Wesson Magnum, this is mostly due to its large case that can accomodate extremely large and heavy projectiles along with enough powder to sling them at high velocities - this thing is a monster, anything that ends up on the wrong end of it doesn't live to tell the tale.

Stats


Ammunition TypeDamageBullet Velocity (m/s)Barrier PenetrationArmor Piercing
SB 405gr Soft Point34.564602.626
TSX 300gr Flat Nose33.355872.456
305gr Xtreme Penetrator32.66093.28
Buffalo Bore 500gr45.64953.178
Grand Slam 500gr Tungsten Core41.34955.290
Dragon 1000gr Tungsten Flat Nose82.619510.2180
Grand Slam 600gr Tungsten Core544206.6104
Garrett Hammerhead 540gr JHP46.54703.66
SBR 100gr Aluminium HP329151.15.37
Lehigh 6X 100gr Multiball26 x 64271.14
SBR 147gr SLAP327626130