That is said of pretty much every new cartridge. If it is worthy it will live. If not it will die out. Kind of like the Grendel :cool:. My guess is this one will flop though. Too close to the 400 Legend that has marketing behind it.
Crowded hunting areas, dense population. Straight wall cartridges generally have less range than bottleneck cartridges, or that is their line of thinking anyway. Same reason some management areas require shotgun only.
House cat. Mountain lions don't have ringed tails and tail too long for bobcat.
Just future reference, the reason they are called Bobcats is because they have a "bobbed" tail. Usually about 4" to 6" max.
Yes, 45/70 will work. No one ever said otherwise. What I said is for 60 yard shots the 44 mag is the better choice in my opinion. Ammo is $1.50-$2.00 per round compared to the 45/70 at $2.50-$4.00 if you are limited to off the rack ammo and when you can find it. Recoil for the 45-70 is...
My go to for that kind of hunting is my Ruger 44 Carbine with fixed 4X using 240gr Hornady FTX hand loaded, however, I am a little recoil sensitive with 4 plates in my neck and a bunch of hardware in my shoulders.
That is probably what I would do but that is just my opinion. A lot less recoil involved, less chance of wasted meat and probably cheaper ammo, but the 45-70 would give you a little longer shots if that is a concern. You might ask your FIL what kind of ranges to expect if he is hunting familiar...
44 mag is a great gun for GA deer hunting out to about 100 yards. 4x scope is also fine for that distance. I can recall a time when that was the main scope power that everyone used for farther shots. 45-70 will give you a little more range and will get the job done but it is over-kill in my...
I never paid someone to process a deer till I moved to GA in '95. Before that I had never even heard of a deer processing service. Even then it was several years before I ever used one. Once I started though I got pretty lazy. I have been doing my own a litte more often recently just to stay in...
I have several boxes of Hornady XTP if anyone had a box or two of 240gr JSP they want to trade just give me a shout. Can't seem to find any online. Projectiles, not ammo.
I shoot does for meat. The only time I will shoot a buck is if he is at least 2 1/2 and still has spikes or otherwise badly screwed up rack. In other words, cull bucks.
I have known of plenty of people who will trap a coon, possum or what ever and take it somewhere else and release it. Somebody else's problem I guess is the line of thinking. Why do people get all worked up when you ask them a simple question? The art of conversation is lost on so many these...