duke13
Senior Member
so I went ahead and got a Henry 45-70 any suggestions for ammo. Preferably some that's available? Mainly spot and stalk N. GA mountains
Deer, Ga bear, hogs can all be taken with 243.Honestly you don't need that much "hammer" for bears or pigs. I sold my single shot Henry 45-70 because I can do everything with my trusty 30-06 with just 150 grains.
Honestly you don't need that much "hammer" for bears or pigs. I sold my single shot Henry 45-70 because I can do everything with my trusty 30-06 with just 150 grains.
Deer, Ga bear, hogs can all be taken with 243.
My advice: get the heaviest bullet that throws an MOA group. Something that can push through brush. Every bear, and most mountain deer I’ve shot with a .308 has been through cover, and several animals had pre-impact expansion entry wounds. My bullets hit twigs, leaves, expanded/flattened some, then hit the bear or deer. Now it absolutely flays them open, but I would rather have a solid hit and good penetration. Go heavy, especially if you hunt the thick stuff.so I went ahead and got a Henry 45-70 any suggestions for ammo. Preferably some that's available? Mainly spot and stalk N. GA mountains
I'm looking at the HSM 430gr should put a hammer on them bears and hogs too!
Nobody ever needs to shoot at anything in the bushes regardless of what they hunt with for a lot of different reasons.My advice: get the heaviest bullet that throws an MOA group. Something that can push through brush. Every bear, and most mountain deer I’ve shot with a .308 has been through cover, and several animals had pre-impact expansion entry wounds. My bullets hit twigs, leaves, expanded/flattened some, then hit the bear or deer. Now it absolutely flays them open, but I would rather have a solid hit and good penetration. Go heavy, especially if you hunt the thick stuff.