It’s hard to imagine the .45-70 Government as a brand-new round, untested and unproven either on big game or in battle. But that was the situation back in 1873, when it was introduced. That was a long ...

The 30-30 became available in 1895 in Winchester’s Model 1894 lever-action rifle. It was America’s first sporting cartridge to be loaded with smokeless powder, and it was originally loaded with a ...

Two of the most popular lever-action cartridges are the .44 Remington Magnum and .45/70 Gov’t. Despite their size difference, they have much in common. Both are proven hunting rounds and there are a ...

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“A .45-70 lever gun with a suppressor? Now we’re talking.” That’s the sort of reaction Smith & Wesson seems to be courting with its latest addition to the Model 1854 lineup the Stealth Hunter variant ...

This column, “Rebirth of the .45/70,” appeared in the September 1972 issue of Outdoor Life. The life span of rifle cartridges is hard to predict because shooters have the fickle habit of tossing them ...