.45-70 Govt factory loads Every .45-70 Govt factory load we have sourced (23 from 5 makers): G1 BC, muzzle velocity, drop at 500 and energy at 500 side by side, with a drop chart and max ethical hunting range for each.
Load gr BC MV fps / barrel 500 yd mil 500 yd ft·lb Transonic yd Source Hornady LEVERevolution 250 gr MonoFlex 250 G1 0.175 2,025 / 24″ 11.9 407 200 maker Hornady LEVERevolution 250 gr MonoFlex 250 G1 0.175 2,100 / 24″ 11.1 420 200 maker Federal 300 gr Fusion 300 G1 0.290 1,850 / 24″ 9.8 670 250 maker Federal 300 gr HammerDown Bonded SP 300 G1 0.290 1,850 9.8 670 250 maker Federal Federal Subsonic 300 gr Fusion 300 G1 0.290 1,000 / 24″ 24.3 389 50 maker Federal Federal Subsonic 300 gr Target Soft Point 300 G1 0.290 1,000 / 24″ 24.5 384 50 maker Remington Subsonic Rifle 300 gr Bonded Hollow Point 300 G1 0.290 1,000 / 24″ 24.5 384 50 maker Federal 250th Anniversary USA 300 gr JSP 300 G1 0.289 1,850 / 24″ 9.9 668 250 maker Federal 300 gr Power-Shok JSP 300 G1 0.289 1,850 / 24″ 9.9 668 250 maker Federal Federal x Henry 250th Anniversary 300 gr Hollow Point 300 G1 0.289 1,850 / 24″ 9.9 668 250 maker Winchester Super-X 300 gr Jacketed Hollow Point 300 G1 0.283 1,880 / 24″ 9.7 669 250 maker Remington High Performance Rifle 300 gr Semi-Jacketed Hollow Point 300 G1 0.213 1,900 / 24″ 11.4 546 200 maker Remington Core-Lokt Tipped Lever Gun 300 gr 300 G1 0.197 2,100 / 24″ 10.1 558 250 maker Winchester 300 gr Ballistic Silvertip 300 G1 0.191 1,880 / 24″ 12.5 498 200 maker Barnes Pioneer 300 gr TSX FN 300 G1 0.163 1,925 / 24″ 13.5 444 150 maker Barnes VOR-TX 300 gr TSX FN 300 G1 0.163 1,925 / 24″ 13.5 444 150 maker Barnes Harvest Collection 300 gr Sierra Pro-Hunter 300 G1 0.120 1,895 / 24″ 17.5 328 150 maker Hornady LEVERevolution 325 gr FTX 325 G1 0.230 2,000 / 24″ 9.8 657 250 maker Barnes Pioneer 400 gr JHP FN 400 G1 0.246 1,715 / 24″ 12.4 743 150 maker Remington 405 gr Core-Lokt Soft Point 405 G1 0.281 1,600 / 24″ 12.9 774 150 maker Remington 405 gr Core-Lokt Soft Point 405 G1 0.281 1,330 / 24″ 16.9 670 50 maker Winchester Super-X 405 gr Lead Flat Nose 405 G1 0.280 1,150 / 24″ 20.3 597 50 maker Hornady Subsonic 410 gr Sub-X 410 G1 0.285 1,075 / 24″ 22.0 572 50 maker
Best .45-70 Govt load for… Coyote Pronghorn Whitetail deer Mule deer Wild hog Black bear Elk Moose
Standard conditions, 100 yd zero, the maker's test barrel. Open any load for the full chart, or build the rig in the app and it corrects for your barrel and your air.
Figures are the maker's published BC and muzzle velocity in the maker's test barrel, solved with ZeroDope's point-mass engine at 59 °F, 29.92 inHg, sea level, 100 yd zero, 1.8″ sight height, 10 mph full-value wind. Your barrel, your chronograph and your conditions change them — the app corrects for all three, then you true it on steel. Terminal figures are energy floors from the sources on each animal, not a licence; legal minimums vary by state. © ZeroDope.