RE: 45-70 Marlin with 540gr Garretts - Your thoughts?
The 350 grain Hornady round nose at about 1900 fps will jerk the world out from under bears. I don,t know when I would ever need a bigger round that that. I shot a 550 lb Black Bear with one, he hit the ground so hard he almost made a crater and never even wiggled. Marlin 1895 Lever gun.