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Old 03-21-2019, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Smokinyotes View Post
I’m not sure if I’m getting old or what but if I shoot 10 shots through my jm 1895 cowboy my eyes start to cross pretty bad. It’s not the most pleasant rifle to shoot
That’s the perk of the 45/70. You can load it as hot or gentle as you choose. I practice with 405’s at about 1300 and it’s like shooting a .243 but I hunt with full noise loads that rattle me as bad as whatever they hit.
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