Currently factory loaded to 1,330 f.p.s. (feet per second) with a 405-grain soft-point jacketed bullet, the .45/70 has proven its efficiency on every variety of North American game.

The late Colonel Townsend Whelen was an enthusiastic user of the cartridge for many years and used it for various big game. I believe he used lead-alloy bullets most, if not all, of the time. Molds ...

But people are much more likely to describe the caliber of the gun as “30-06” instead of “.30,” and most people would say that a 30-06 cartridge is loaded with a “.30-caliber bullet.” ...

Rifles chambered for .45-70 caliber rounds are capable of firing large rounds, with masses up to 500 grains – but for this analysis, we only considered 250, 325, and 410 grain bullets.

U.S. military calls .50-caliber smart bullet a ‘major breakthrough’ The system has been developed by DARPA’s Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance program, known as EXACTO.

But people are much more likely to describe the caliber of the gun as “30-06” instead of “.30,” and most people would say that a 30-06 cartridge is loaded with a “.30-caliber bullet.” ...