Description
45-70 Government 400gr SPFN
This is our all-purpose 45/70 hunting load. This load is capable of cleanly taking deer, elk, and moose-sized game. The Speer soft point is proven to expand uniformly while providing more than adequate penetration on all but the largest brown bears. The cartridge overall length is < 2.545″ so they run smoothly through all lever guns.
Recoil with this 400 grain jacketed bullet falls between our Goldilocks loads and our High Power load. It can be described as a strong push- compared to the snappier recoil felt when driving a lighter bullet significantly faster.
Like all of our 45/70 loads- accuracy is impressive and reliability is unmatched.
Note: This load will not chamber freely in Henry single shot rifles due to the relationship between throat length and bullet profile.
100 yard zero:
| Range (yds) | Velocity (fps) | Energy (ft-lbs) | Trajectory (in) |
| 0 | 1,710 | 2,597 | (1.5) |
| 50 | 1,581 | 2,221 | 1.0 |
| 100 | 1,462 | 1,899 | 0.0 |
| 150 | 1,353 | 1,626 | (5.1) |
| 200 | 1,256 | 1,402 | (14.9) |
| 250 | 1,173 | 1,223 | (30.2) |
160 yard MPBR (Maximum Point Blank Range) w/140 yd zero:
| Range (yds) | Velocity (fps) | Energy (ft-lbs) | Trajectory (in) |
| 0 | 1,710 | 2,597 | (1.5) |
| 25 | 1,644 | 2,402 | 0.8 |
| 50 | 1,581 | 2,221 | 2.3 |
| 75 | 1,521 | 2,054 | 3.0 |
| 100 | 1,462 | 1,899 | 2.7 |
| 125 | 1,406 | 1,756 | 1.3 |
| 150 | 1,353 | 1,626 | (1.1) |
| 175 | 1,303 | 1,508 | (4.7) |
| 200 | 1,256 | 1,401 | (9.6) |
