I just got a new 1885 in 45-70, and I am feeling pretty certain that this will not be my last or only highwall. Wow, 24" barrel, reasonable weight, even with the heavy octagon barrel, it almost handles like a carbine, and IMO one of the most beautiful rifles ever designed (Oh yea, it was that Browning guy again).
In all of the hunting I've ever done I've never needed a follow up shot on anything but squirrels, rabbits and birds that I couldn't do with the single shot.
Yea, I'm seeing a modern cambering in the future.
Oh, fun time at the range yesterday, started with the anemic Remington factory stuff that is suitable for trapdoors, right at 1000 FPS with 405s, really mild recoil, much less than my 17lb 308, then I loaded up some of my hand loaded 2200 FPS 350gn round nose bullets, yea, that is a different experience. Eventually the guy sitting 2 benches down from me stands up and looks over and says "What a beast!". That was about the time I figured out it had broken the turrets in my Bushnell DOA 250.
In all of the hunting I've ever done I've never needed a follow up shot on anything but squirrels, rabbits and birds that I couldn't do with the single shot.
Yea, I'm seeing a modern cambering in the future.
Oh, fun time at the range yesterday, started with the anemic Remington factory stuff that is suitable for trapdoors, right at 1000 FPS with 405s, really mild recoil, much less than my 17lb 308, then I loaded up some of my hand loaded 2200 FPS 350gn round nose bullets, yea, that is a different experience. Eventually the guy sitting 2 benches down from me stands up and looks over and says "What a beast!". That was about the time I figured out it had broken the turrets in my Bushnell DOA 250.
