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29: The Legendary .45-70 Government
Big Game Hunting Podcast
English - August 08, 2019 06:00 - 16 minutes - 23.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 295 ratingsWilderness Sports Leisure Hobbies hunting huntingpodcast Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Article Referenced In Show: 45-70 Government-The Ultimate Guide To Everything You Need To Know
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Today I’ll be discussing a cartridge that, while extremely popular in certain circles, does not get a lot of mainstream attention these days: .45-70 Government. So, while the .45-70 is as American as apple pie and other cartridges like the .30-30 Winchester, the .30-06 Springfield, and the .45 Colt, only a relatively small percentage of dedicated hunters and shooters use it these days.
That’s really too bad because the .45-70 has a very interesting history and remains a very capable big game hunting cartridge. Today, we're going to discuss why this is the case.
Show notes: https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/45-70government/