Your opinions please...
I want to buy a big bore, probably a 45-70. Local shops have several to choose from but I don't really have much experience with short barreled rifles. The muzzle velocity is fairly low already, how would the shorter barrel affect it?, also in terms of recoil. I use my friends 1895 22" barrel regularly with handloads that are a little hot and feel comfortable with that. Or should I just say the heck with it and get the 444 and have a mv in the 2200 fps range?