What can 45-70 do that 450 Bushmaster can't ?
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 10:16 pm
After seeing a couple of posts about 45-70 I just got curious. Because ballistically it is best I can tell any differences between the two are marginal at best. I'm open to the idea I might be missing something though.
Among deer hunters here in Ohio, whenever the question "which caliber rifle are you using or are considering using?" is asked, it seems to be about 40% are going with 450G, 40% are going with 450B, and the remaining 20% are using 357 Magnum or 44 Magnum.
ANYhow other than the fact that the shape of the 450 Bushmaster cartridge is likely to work much better in a semi-automatic and the shape of the 45-70 cartridge is likely to work much better in a lever gun, is there any real advantage to one versus the other?
Among deer hunters here in Ohio, whenever the question "which caliber rifle are you using or are considering using?" is asked, it seems to be about 40% are going with 450G, 40% are going with 450B, and the remaining 20% are using 357 Magnum or 44 Magnum.
ANYhow other than the fact that the shape of the 450 Bushmaster cartridge is likely to work much better in a semi-automatic and the shape of the 45-70 cartridge is likely to work much better in a lever gun, is there any real advantage to one versus the other?