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<blockquote data-quote="Varmint Hunter" data-source="post: 1817955" data-attributes="member: 313"><p>I've taken quite a few black bears with the 45-70. Most of the bears were taken in Maine or New Brunswick although the bear in my avatar was taken in central Newfoundland. It would be unusual for you to be able to see and/or shoot a bear in the heavily forested terrain at 100yds unless an outfitter has specifically set up a bait site for shooting at that distance. Bait pails are typically set up at about 20-30yds because the stands are often used by bowhunters.</p><p></p><p>IMO, there are few cartridges that are better suited for this type of (short range, biggame) hunting than the 45-70. I've used the 350gr Hornady, the 300 TSX, the 400 Speer JFP and the 350 Swift A-Frames. All work well but my favorite has become the 400 Speer. This bullet is soft enough to expand significantly at 45-70 velocities but holds together for reliable penetration. I have yet to catch one in a bear. A large exit wound is important in a bear that is laden with fat and covered with long hair. It's amazing how fast a bear can just "disappear" in the dense undergrowth.</p><p></p><p>The expanded Speer 400 JFN pictured was taken from the off-side hide of a 350lb boar hog after penetrating both thick shields covering the boars shoulders.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]171760[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Varmint Hunter, post: 1817955, member: 313"] I've taken quite a few black bears with the 45-70. Most of the bears were taken in Maine or New Brunswick although the bear in my avatar was taken in central Newfoundland. It would be unusual for you to be able to see and/or shoot a bear in the heavily forested terrain at 100yds unless an outfitter has specifically set up a bait site for shooting at that distance. Bait pails are typically set up at about 20-30yds because the stands are often used by bowhunters. IMO, there are few cartridges that are better suited for this type of (short range, biggame) hunting than the 45-70. I've used the 350gr Hornady, the 300 TSX, the 400 Speer JFP and the 350 Swift A-Frames. All work well but my favorite has become the 400 Speer. This bullet is soft enough to expand significantly at 45-70 velocities but holds together for reliable penetration. I have yet to catch one in a bear. A large exit wound is important in a bear that is laden with fat and covered with long hair. It's amazing how fast a bear can just "disappear" in the dense undergrowth. The expanded Speer 400 JFN pictured was taken from the off-side hide of a 350lb boar hog after penetrating both thick shields covering the boars shoulders. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Speer 400 JFP 1.jpg"]171760[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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