Bear loads 45/70

[memtb]

In excess of 400 grains, hard cast, wide metplat....pushed to 1600+ fps. memtb

 

[Clem Bronkoski]

The .45-70 is my favorite blackie cartridge. I have 4 rifles presently. My favorite for black bear is my little 1895 Guide gun. I may give my 1895 SBL the nod this year. I reload and use good old Hornady Interlock 300 gr HPs. I'm not home so I can't recall the powder and the charge at the moment. But every bear I shot was only shot once and none went farther than about 40 yards.
I have recently began experimenting with cast bullets and I am having real good accuracy out of my 1895 Cowboy with 405 gr bullets cast with wheel weights, sized down to .451" and paper patched.

 

[yobuck]

For some reason my old mind pictures a guy with a name like Clem Bronkowski as not even needing a gun for black bear.
Just a knife and maybe a good pair of leather gloves.
I mean just look at what a guy named Arnold was capable of, lol.

 

[Hatrick]

For some reason my old mind pictures a guy with a name like Clem Bronkowski as not even needing a gun for black bear.
Just a knife and maybe a good pair of leather gloves.
I mean just look at what a guy named Arnold was capable of, lol.

Same as Charles Bronson!

 

[Clem Bronkoski]

For some reason my old mind pictures a guy with a name like Clem Bronkowski as not even needing a gun for black bear.
Just a knife and maybe a good pair of leather gloves.
I mean just look at what a guy named Arnold was capable of, lol.

Same as Charles Bronson!

Yeah guys, well I just don't want to see them suffering by gettin dead by strangulation or stabbing. I'd rather just knock the snot out of them with a big old .45-70 slug. LOL

 

[skinnyjk]

Any suggestions.

49 gr H4198 350 gr Swift A-FRAME will kill any bear living today, if properly placed.