The weapon is a 45-70 govt. rifle. It' s often overshadowed by all the glamour of today' s high-velocity rounds, yet this cartidge has been getting it done on everything on earth for well over 100 years.

No, the #s are the foot pounds of energy that are required by this mamoth 405 slug to adequately and ethically kill an animal quickly when shot through the lungs or heart, not the weight of the animal.

This round has a lot of momentum, and plows through animals at low velocities, leaving gaping holes in lungs, hearts, bone, and anything else that gets in the way.