“Tag: .45-70”

This massive 17.5-inch-barreled .45-70 BFR from Magnum Research’s custom shop is entirely stainless steel, and features a Hogue rubber grip, adjustable sights, an octagonal barrel and pentagon-shaped 5-round cylinder.

The first Marlin to be produced at Ruger’s factory, the new 1895 SBL, with its classic style and rugged reliability, lives up to the hype.

Modern features meet classic lever-action design in this potent big-bore hunting rifle.

Both are cartridges are suitable for nearly any big-game animal, save the African dangerous heavyweights, and both have fervent, passionate followers. Contributor Philip Massaro takes a closer look at the similarities, differences and applications of each.

Contributor Barb Melloni takes her readers through the process of reloading the .45-70, and her eventually precise result.

A quick-handling lever-action excels in situations where seconds count, but like any rifle is only as good as the hunter who’s carrying it.

Henry Repeating Arms expands its line of side-gate lever-actions to include rifles in .45-70 Gov't and shotguns in .410-bore.

Federal's new HammerDown ammo is designed for optimal cycling and performance in the lever-gun platform.

Iowa and other states are opening shotgun-only deer seasons to straight-walled cartridges like the .45-70 Gov’t., .444 Marlin and .450 Bushmaster. Here’s how to wring the most performance from their rainbow-like trajectories.