The life span of rifle cartridges is hard to predict because shooters have the fickle habit of tossing them asunder at one stage and then voting for a resurrection decades or even generations later.

It’s hard to imagine the .45-70 Government as a brand-new round, untested and unproven either on big game or in battle. But that was the situation back in 1873, when it was introduced. That was a long ...

Two of the most popular lever-action cartridges are the .44 Remington Magnum and .45/70 Gov’t. Despite their size difference, they have much in common. Both are proven hunting rounds and there are a ...