JiminTexas
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You may just already have one. It's that home defense shotgun the you have under the bed. I was doing a comparison of the 45-70 cartridge to some others and suprised myself. Here is what I found:
45-70:
430 gr. @ 1925 fps (+P) - energy = 3537 fp
405 gr @ 1330 fps - energy = 1590 fp
460 gr @ 1650 fps - energy = 2780 fp
12 Ga.
385 gr sabot @1900 fps - energy = 3085 fp
455 gr sabot @1500 fps - energy = 2272 fp
385 gr sabot @2000 fps - energy = 3418 fp
300 gr sabot @2100 fps - energy = 2973 fp
The weights and velocities above are taken from the published data from the various manufacturers. The energies were computed from the website "Energy Calc." tool at Handloads.com .
I didn't compute the rifled slug data but they would come out at about 1500 - 1700 fps and about 1700 or so fp.
What does this tell me? it tells me that if buffalo wanders into my back yard I have all the gun I need to take care of it.
45-70:
430 gr. @ 1925 fps (+P) - energy = 3537 fp
405 gr @ 1330 fps - energy = 1590 fp
460 gr @ 1650 fps - energy = 2780 fp
12 Ga.
385 gr sabot @1900 fps - energy = 3085 fp
455 gr sabot @1500 fps - energy = 2272 fp
385 gr sabot @2000 fps - energy = 3418 fp
300 gr sabot @2100 fps - energy = 2973 fp
The weights and velocities above are taken from the published data from the various manufacturers. The energies were computed from the website "Energy Calc." tool at Handloads.com .
I didn't compute the rifled slug data but they would come out at about 1500 - 1700 fps and about 1700 or so fp.
What does this tell me? it tells me that if buffalo wanders into my back yard I have all the gun I need to take care of it.