By Roger

October 20, 2014

I've always read that the 45-70 is a great caliber for elk, but very few articles of people actually using this caliber for elk. This year I decided that I will be hunting elk with my Marlin 1895 45-70 using the LEVERevolution 325gr FTX. My elk was shot at 125 yards broadside, he went in circles and dropped. The bullet was under the skin on the far side and had mushroomed perfectly, meaning all the energy that the bullet carried was left in the elk...one shot...one kill. Hornady ammunition is THE ammunition that accompanies me in the field!