I haven't been around awhile, but still shootin my Handies. I dropped a 8 pt 180 lb buck this year and a 100 lb doe both with my 22" handi .45-70, 405gr cast bullets lopeing along at around 1500 fps or so, The doe was at about 30 yrds knocked her down she mostly just laid there. The buck was at 150 yrds or more at a trot, My shot wasn't the best I hit his front legs but he stopped the second shot (and yes you can reload a single shooter quick) took out his backbone. I was walking back to the cabin and he came up behind me chasing does, a quick snap shot offhand at a trotting buck..... I'll take some ribbin about the bad shot but there's meat in the freezer and a mount being made. Love my .45-70, and my max and my mag and whell you know.
