Core-Lokt 45-70 govt - Ballistics Gel, Body Armor, 100 yard groups, and Chronograph 

45-70 - The Only Government You can Trust !

I have hunted and reloaded the 45-70 for over 50 years. It makes things real dead, real quick. In the beginning the 405 gr load was the most common, followed by 300 gr and 350 gr. Today you can hand load a 250 gr Barnes copper bullet to 2600 fps! Flat shooting to 200-250 yards and arrives with a dump truck full of energy. Makes Elk real dead, real fast.

I have 1895 Marlin 45/70 JM. My favorite rifle . Great video 🦅🇺🇸

Very good video showing what a standard, non exotic, big bore .45-70 does day in and day out STILL to this day. Very nicely done👍

I have a Winchester, 1886 in 45-70 , 24 inch octagonal barrel, 1 of 3000, hand engraved, gold inlay. It has had 12 bullets fire thru it and I fired them. It also loves the 405 grain bullets. It is truly a beautiful rifle.

Boy that is a sweet rifle to group "that" cartridge like that, very impressive!

My 45-70 holds about a three inch group at 100 using the iron sights. I’m sure I’d do better with an optic but can’t bring myself to do it. I’d say the plate was responsible for the expansion. By the look of the gel those didn’t expand at all and the core wasn’t all that locked. Very impressive groups there.

I have a Marlin 1895 and a Remington Rolling Block, I love them both so much, the Rolling Block gets loaded with black powder and 500gr RN bullets and the Marlin gets loaded with 300gr HP. I have never had a deer need a second shot ever. Farthest one has gone was one step forward then pilled up, rest have just fell over.

I'm a long, long time fan of the 45-70 government. I have used the same ammo that you demonstrated there and it's good stuff. First generation Marlin guide gun. My favorite in my stable. I would highly recommend that combo to anyone.

I love .45-70. For years I called on Montana Armory in Big Timber, MT, to sell them office supplies of all things. I'd walk into their showroom and covet the models they had on display. (I've had to ask forgiveness.) I'd stare at the log they had on the floor which showed what the .45-70 did when shot into the end at 100 yards. If I remember correctly; 11-1/2" deep. Yup! They penetrate. They split the log so you can see the path. After years of drooling in their showroom, I was finally able to buy one of my own in the Model 1875 Sporter, single shot, falling block, with the 30" barrel. I haven't actually weighed it but it's probably between 9 and 10 lbs. For my purposes I prefer a 10 lb. gun with a 30" barrel over a lightweight gun with a 22" barrel. But that's just a personal thing. When I shoot the 405 grain bullet, (much like what you shot in this video, I suspect), it feels like a gentle nudge against my shoulder. It's all in the propellant. Well, not all. The propellant that is used in this bullet is slow-burn, (if I understand correctly), instead of the modern explosives. When you put a slow burn powder together with a 10 lb. gun and a 30" barrel, you get a gentle nudge that is just fun to shoot. I'm almost 70 years old and weigh 165 lbs. Gentle is good. God bless, Miles.

That's a beast of a setup. Those penetrate like a tank.

I love the Henry color case hardened model 45/70. Both side top off loading and beautiful brass tube loading/unloading ability.

Lever guns are sweet! I had a .270 BLR and it was a meat hauler. Not a “traditional” lever gun, but it was extremely accurate and was fast if it needed to be.

I have a box of those, very anemic at 1330 fps with no recoil at all. I loaded up a box of 405gr Hardcast Gas checked running at 1800fps, a little more thump. I have that same rifle, real nice shooter.

We all thank your shoulder for the sacrifice in making this video 😁

I have the same kind of marlin 45 70, but i have peep sights, snd took out safety, and put saddle ring and big loop it's my favorite gun my son gave it to me as a gift years ago.

I’ve a Winchester 1886 lever action with see through scope mounts and a Leupold scope. About a decade ago, I shot through a buck and also killed the doe behind him. Luckily, I’d bought an extra doe permit. Not even my Grandad shot a two-fer! But he was always a 30-06 man. Great video, keep them coming. Bill from frozen Mn.

I have a CVA Scout in 45-70. Incredible trigger and a tack driver. I love it. I would like to have purchased a Marlin back in my youth when they were affordable and the original company. Great shooting and beautiful rifle. Keep it up, love the content.

This might be my favorite video of yours. Love the cartridge, gun, and tests. Keep it up!

The 45cal has been around for a long time, the first cartridge type of revolver was the SAA in which the 45 long Colt, thanks to John Browning, the 45 New Service was used during the during the WW 1 and I have that was used by the Canadian Mounted Police but towards the end of that war the 1911 Colt which still is carried with the 45 ACP. When my dad was drafted and they issued him the 30 cal M-1 Carbine which he changed out for the Thompson sub machine gun from a fallen soldier and carried it with him while he was in the Philippines. The first deer rifle he built was the Springfield in the classic 30-06 which he checkered the walnut stock. I inherited it and put a Leopoldo scope on it . I inherited a pre 64 Winchester in the 270 which had a Weaver scope on it which I changed to the Leopoldo variable. I currently own one from Springfield which I modified for shooting bowling pins, another one I bought while shooting with the Rocketdyne pistol team was a Colt Commander and the Ruger semiautomatic with the bull barrel, since that time I’ve acquired the Colt Woodsman Match with the High Standard Supermatic, I also inherited the Gold Cup National Match 45 ACP and bought the S&W copy of the Colt 1911 with the crimson light in the left hand side. As I grew older I got rid of everything that wasn’t 45LC , 45ACP , 38 Special. During the time I was living in LADWP housing for 17 years at Control Gorge Power Plant as a Traveling Relief Operator I acquired an FFL for Curios and Relics and purchased guns from Guns International- the Italian semi automatic are some of the finest ever produced and I acquired the Model 70s in 22 cal , 32 auto and the 380 which was a 9mm short, of the Walther I also have the 380 , 32 but was never able to find the 22 caliber . I never thought my love of firearms and being able to acquire them from Italy and Germany would someday be actual investments. I bought the FNFAl at B&B gun sales and still consider it one of the finest semi automatic rifles firing the 308.

I've had a Henry in 45-70 at the top of my Christmas list for a couple years now. I've been a good boy and am retiring at the end of the year so maybe, just maybe, this is my lucky year! That damn pandemic didn't help keep the cost of anything down!

Excellent shooting! Good old 45-70! Your videos are great! Keep up the good work! God bless you and your family!🇺🇲✝️🇺🇲 Matthew 6:33

That is an awesome group at. 5 inch. I love the 45-70. I got mine this year. I was able to get my hands on a Henry Brass side gate 45-70. I love it and it shoots straight as well. The Brass receiver is very good looking as well.

Great video Adam. That’s a relatively light load as far as what’s out there today, but an old standard that still hammers game at close woods range. Under 100 yds it will flatten big hogs reliably, and no deer stands a chance. Elk, use a tougher boolot, or a hard cast. That slower slug doesn’t bloodshot entire quarters either, a big plus when trying to waste nothing.

For a cartridge that is 150 years old, it still one of the best out there. My Henry loves the Remington loads.

Going through all of that gel with no deviation. It makes up its mind on where it's going. Beauty of a brush gun.

Man, those had to be expensive 🙌🏻

My Marlin has an 18" barrel and you get an enormous fireball when you squeeze the trigger. It looks like a broadside from a battleship.

I shot through a king wood stove with that round out of a 16 inch tc barrel

I love this rifle it was my first gun I bought myself years ago. Its a tack driver. Thanks for the videos

Love this video and all 45-70 videos you make. 45-70 has a special place in my heart because it was the first real rifle I ever owned and shot besides a 22. I remember at 16 my Dad taking me out to the woods and letting me shoot it the first time I used that same ammo the 405 grain Core-Lokt at an old log on the ground just to get the feel of it and I remember digging the bullets out of the ground and they looked just like that. They expanded to like silver dollars I was hooked on big bores ever since that day.

I love the 45-70, I've had 2 one Marlin 1895 and a Ruger no.1. I shot a Moose with my Marlin at 90 yards and don't ever use that Hornady Lever evolution junk on a Moose. I hit in the lungs and he disappeared into the thick stuff. I didn't think he'd go very far hit in the lungs but we waited 30 minutes before going after him. We tracked him for 2 miles before we caught up to him and then I put 3 more shots into him at 15 yards before he finally went down. When we skinned him out I found my first shot had hit a rib and the jacket stayed on that rid and the lead had punched a .45 caliber hole through the rib into the lung but never went any further. When I shot the last 3 into him I put 2 behind the left front shoulder that didn't even penetrate the chest cavity. The last shot I put in his neck and that finally dropped him but even at 15 yards it only penetrated enough to break his neck and all we found of the bullet were fragments. I never used that lever evolution ammo again after that, The only factory ammo I used after that were Remington 405gr and I bought a set of 45-70 dies afterwards.

Love your 45-70 videos....well, all of them! I used to have trouble catching 45-70 and other deep penatrators.. I built a table with a piece of plywood fastened to the back with an old soft body armor vest on it. Works great...especially after that boolot has gone through several water jugs! Keep up the good work!

I started with an H&R Single Shot .45-70 and had taken many deer with it. I also about 8 years ago started using a Marlin Guide Gun with an 18" barrel and mounted a 2-5x32 power scope on it. I've taken every deer I have hit and never lost one with either rifle. ;) On our property, I rarely got more than a 75 yard shot, so it's a perfect deer killer. I don't like the light 300 gr. Hollow Points that most manufacturers sell though. I took one with that and the exit hole was the size of my fist. I load my own with Hornady 350 Gr. RNFP jacketed bullets or 330 Gr. "Gould" bullets with a hp, but those are loaded to 1200 fps for trap door level loads.

I havent seen any Remington or Winchester 405 grain jsp ammo for sale in 20 plus years. I remember back then buying a box of 20 rounds for $14 and thinking that was expensive. Id love to have some 405 grain jacketed soft point ammo. I have seen steel targets knocked over at 500 yards. The 45-70 is more accurate at long distance than a lot of people give it credit for.

Winchester Browning 1886 SaddleRing Carbine is what I use these days in this caliber. My favorite load is a hot one 53 gr 3031 400 grain Speer flat point. It's a killer on anything in North America at ranges where open sights are appropriate. The standard load you were using is a killer on big game as well even with its low velocity, big bullet lots of penetration winning combination. It would have done your bison and was responsible for accomplishing just that back in the 1873 onward. This Remington round was essentially a copy of the 1873 Springfield trapdoor carbine load while the rifle used a 500 grain. I have a few of those that were carried during the Spanish American War by a family relative of my wife's. HER dad gave me a few before he died. He was given the rifle, bayonet and cartridge belt of them decades ago prior to WW2.

Got two .45-70's. Got an 1895 like yours, just not using a scope. The other's a Springfield Trapdoor.

This round will be 150 years old next year!!! It's almost 3x my age. I love this round!!! Right now I only have the old NEF Handi-Rifle. If it was good enough for the Gatling gun and the Sharp's rifles, it's good enough for me.

Ok, I knew you'd probably shoot some nice tight groups with your 1895 with glass on it, and I predicted the expansion pretty well, but dang, man, I totally missed the boat on penetration! I've been kicking around the idea of buying a 45-70 Ruger #1. I believe you just made my decision for me.

This is my favorite round hands down. This round is watered down and doesn't give this round justice of what it is capable of doing....regardless, great video hoss...keepem coming.

I have a henry 45-70. I have ar-500 dragon steel plates, which I target practice with. I had the plates attached with 1/2 inch carriage bolts. Wich handled everything from 22 to 308 until I got the 45-70. It hit the steel with so much force it sheered the heads of the carriage bolts clean off and dropped the plate to the ground every time I'd shoot steel. I went through about 50 dollars in carriage bolts till I switched to harden grade 8 bolts. It was a really cool thing to show my friends. Awesome impact force!!!!!!!!

Ghost Ring rear adjustable sight with a bead front sight is ACCURATE!!!!

My dad loved his .45-70. And when I was 11, it was the first and only gun to knock me on my butt. I now have my own 1895 in .45-70, and I love it. Every time I push 400gr of lead down range, I think of my dad. It truly is a phenomenal round that's good for everything from pronghorn to bison, and it has a bunch of memories for me.

Thank you! My favourite boolot! I have a 1885 high wall with buckhorn sights and thanks to your reviews a CVA scout with a Vortex crossfire II that I can shoot 300 yards without hesitation. Keep those strait wall videos coming!

Yes! The mighty .45-70, that’s the only gov’t I’ll ever need. Ahaha! I seriously need to get me one, but I want a repro sharps or high wall. Or if even go for a bolt gun, if someone makes such a thing. I’d really like one of the .45-70 AR’s…yes they are made, and same case dimensions, but it’s a modern rimless design instead, but those are way too damn spendy, so I’d go for like a 5 shot bolt gun or single shot falling block.

My 1895 CB with a 2x7 Leupold shooting the 405's @ 1650 fps can shoot 5 shot groups under an inch center to center. Did it once and didn't believe I did it. Then I did it again! Yes sir they're shooters!

Thanks for the work, I love 45/70!

That's a very sweet, compact rifle/scope combo that can make a moose do a back flip

My favorite....1998 Miroku Winchester 1886 in 45-70....Octagon 24 inch barrel, full length magazine, pistol grip, crescent butt plate, tang sight or scope....I had a sling ring, deluxe sling swivels, rocky Mountain front sight installed just because I wanted to....( side scope with 3A mount because at 80 I needed the help....Love it....

Great catch on the 45/70 Who Tee Who. Thank you for the content, God Bless Brother

The .45-70 is a grand old thumper. Wish I still had mine! Factory loads will get it done for sure, but black powder is lots more fun. And no griping about cleanup, either, fellas. It's no harder than doing a proper cleaning on any other gun, which you should be doing anyway.

Those 405s used to be the only 45-70 Remington offered. That "older" model Marlin looks pretty good. Punching a big hole all the way through some hooved animal ought to make it leak like one of those jugs. Good luck if you take it hunting again.

I know it's probably dumb but I'd like to see that on a Paul Harrell type target with rib bones and stuff it'd be really interesting to see if it broke up or just keeps on trucking 😅

I have an identical rifle. I wound up with a Leupold 1.5-4 VX-Freedom scout scope on an XS scout rail. I tried a few conventional receiver mounted scopes. In my opinion, the scout set up is my favorite for retaining the handling qualities of the traditional brush gun. But, still offers the clarity of good optics.

Love my Henry model X 45-70. Shot clay pigeons 100 yards open sights. So much fun.

What a timeless cartridge, .45-70 and the .30-30 are my two favorite cartridges.

I have a H&R Handi rifle in 45-70. Have shot several hogs with 300gr Winchester HP. They make big hole. Have worked up handloads with 405 gr Missouri Bullet Co. coated RFN bullets. Accuracy is very good and at 1500fps. I would think they would penetrate a mile and kill just about anything I would shoot at. I like single shots and that rifle is a great stalking rifle for hogs and other game here in Ga.

Good job dude that was so cool love the gel block test

I love my 1895 SBL 45 70! Great video!

I've got a Marlin 1895 sbl and I got lucky. It's a remlin and I did a small bit of polishing, put a new trigger in it and it's smooth as butter and shoots lights out. I have an aimpoint micro on it and the first deer I shot with it didn't even move. It folded all 4 legs up under it and dropped straight down. I loooooooooooooove that rifle!!! I've had many an offer for it. Not for sale!!

Great all around test. I have an old Henry brass 45-70. My best is with hornady ftx. 3 holes touching in the bullseye at 100 yards. Irons sights too, but Im still young and my eyes work.

I have a Marlin 1895CB, and my best group was .88" from a lead sled. When you showed the expanded bullet, I took a guess and was off by .08".

That chunk of lead is a thing of beauty

Enjoyed the video as always

I love my 45/70. It’s perfect for most hunting. My Marlin SS Guide Gun is one of my favorite hunting rifles. It has a Burris 2x7 Scout Scope and deadly out to 250 yards with Hornady 325 gr rounds.

I’ve got me a Henry Big Bore Brass with octagon barrel, absolutely love it. I’ll be taking it hunting for the first time with my daughter this weekend.

That thing is impressive accurate for that. Levers are my favorite guns to shoot and hunt in thick woods

Great video. I have a Henry Big Boy 45-70. The trigger is supreme to be factory and mine is topped off with a 3x9 Meopta and I couldnt be happier with the setup. I load my own ammo but I can get a 3 shot group thats one ragged hole. Doesnt matter if your getting 1.5 inches and under @ 100 yards with factory ammo or hand loads with a straight wall lead chucker, thats aces in my book. Looks like your set up is winner!

Great video love the 45-70

Just got myself a Cva scout 35 Whalen for 300 beans 🎉🎉🎉🎉😊

I have a Pedersoli Sharps in 45-70, it has a 34" octagonal barrel, it's unbelievably accurate and a joy to shoot, such a nice show, please keep up the good work,new subscriber here as well

I reload my 45-70, I have the 1895SBl. Love it, I also load black powder with some 535 grain. As well as I have some 500 grain +P+ it’s awesome.

Love your videos man. Have you ever thought about doing a video on a 12.5in 6.5 grendel? Accuracy and fps?

I would add one click up and one click right. Great shooting, great gun, great ammo, and great show. My trapdoor shoots almost as good with cast boolets.

Got two 45-70 lever action artillery launchers. Love ‘em.

A man after my own heart buddy ! I've been working with/hunting with, a Marlin 45-70 carbine as well ! Same Remington ammo as well ! Never have I struggled with any kind of accuracy issues ! 22in. barrel included in the same conditions ! Have the same Marlin lever action in .35 Remington ! Without question, my all-time favorite brush is gun ! I should also mention that I own a Henry Lever Action 410 which I could be happier if Henry would be willing to work with me on the side loader, vs the tube feed ! Which I am not impressed with ! Great Groupings ! 😎

I love the 45-70 gov I used mine to split firewood, very little bullet expansion when recover just pure muscle shock on animal.

very nice gun love the Ole marlin a work horse of a rifle my son just recently got a henry 45-70 he really loves it

I just bought a cva scout 45-70, got it sighted in with factory ammo and was not impressed with the groups, I made up some hand loads with hornady 250gr mono flex bullets and imr 4060 powder, getting 1850 fps at muzzle, shot a 3 shot group at 100 yrds and the group measured .228" , im highly impressed with it, hand loads are the way to go

I have a Springfield trapdoor 45-70. My boys have fired every gun in the cabinet from .22 to 7.62x54R but still have yet to muster the cahoneys to shoulder that one. One hell of a bark on that one but not a bad bite.

I have the H&R Buffalo Classic. The rifle really likes the 405 gr loads (trapdoor safe). Even with iron sights I get great groups. I am very tempted to try BPCR loads.

My 45/70 is a stainless 1895gs jm stamped. its an 18" barrel. It LOVES the 405 gr remingtons, it shoots to point of aim, (not scoped) with them, it's my favorite rifle and the first one I bought brand new in the box, I've never chronographed but would like to see what my handloads do

That's one sweet setup I have always thought it would be fun to shoot one of those.

I got the Henry H010B with the hex barrel. Went to buy a 44 mag but they didn’t have one in brass, only the 45/70. Wife says,” Just get that one now and when they get the 44 you can get it then”. 😳, 🤘😁👍Tried 4 water jugs, exploded them all with Lever evolution 325 grain.

Nice video, good job! Yes, 45-70 is my favorite deer rifle in the deep woods. If yo put a round on target (anywhere in the vitals) they almost never take more than a couple steps, to tracking the animal down. I hunt with a Marlin Guide Gun (old model). I get my reloads up to about 1,500 fps. That easily extends my MPBR out to a solid 125 yards, or a bit more. That keeps the recoil down to a nice firm "push"; I think going hotter decreases the effective accuracy and there is no need for the extra power. That 405 billet will always punch right through even a big buck, without dealing with excessive recoil. Also less meat damage than something like a 30-06.

I have a NEF SB2 single shot, I reload the Remington 405 grain jacketed soft flat nose, at 1700 FPS. My son challenged me to hit the ram at 200 yards, over open sights, standing. I rang the ram on the first shot. He challenged me to do it again, and I did. Looking smuggly at him, he asked how much was luck, I told him both. We both shared an honest laugh between us.

That is a pretty smooth pea shooter. I have a 454 lever gun to go with my revolver but I swear that thing kicks like a mule but still love it . Cool to see this stuff that thing shroomed out perfect!!

Love the 45/70!! Mine is a Henry single shot!! Gonna take it whitetail hunting here in South Dakota this fall

Great video bro.!

45-70 Is a hard hitting round. I saw a video were they shot through some kind of steel at 25-50-100 yards if I remember right. I don’t remember if it was a soft point or not. Thanks for the video.

"Shoe shoe can" Love it LOL!

I have a JM guide gun from early 2000s. I load the Remington 405s to about 1500-1600 and they blow things up real good! I took the scout scope off and just shoot aperture these days. I also used to load Beartooth Bullets 425 grain HCGC wide flat noses to 1950. That gives all the recoil you paid for and they will shoot through just about anything made of flesh! I broke my right shoulder two years ago so I don't shoot those too much anymore (it hurts just thinking about it...).

My best 45-70 group came from a 90s vintage Handi-Rifle. Hornady 350 grain round nose and a stiff load of H-322 went into less than half an inch. 3 shots disappeared under one nickel.

Wow! Just wow!!! 👊👍

CVA Scout SS muzzle-brake. 2 x 7 Leupold Freedom Hunter. Low Warner rings. Excellent shooter. Matches your ballistic reports on the Hornady FTX 325 gr Lever. 1965 fps.

Really enjoy the 45-70, but also the 444 Marlin. Love to hear your take on a comparison.

Any large bore is hard to group well. Nice to see decent groups with factory ammo.

I have 160 rounds of 45-70 Government ammo and I don't have a 45-70!!!! Lol that's what I usually do if I want a rifle, or pistol I buy the ammo and get sick of seeing the boxes and not shooting it so the 45-70 Government will be the next rifle after my Christensen MPR 6.8 Western with a Gun Werx shuusher lol love these 45-70 boolots!! Cheers!

Just took my Henry 45/70 out hog hunting last night equipped with a AGM thermal scope. Dropped 1 and later on got 2 with 1 shot as it passed through one, and through the back legs of the other… absolutely a powerhouse of a rifle. So glad I own one.

I live in Alaska for 48 yrs and have hunted moose , bear , and caribou with the new ammo it can fill every niche