45-70 For Self Defense???
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 พ.ค. 2024
- How would the Henry 45-70 T-Rex Rifle do for self defense?? Let's find out!
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I did not expect the round that shoots Buffalo and grizzly bears to be effective on humans.
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Learn something new every day
Didnt think it was gonna penetrate that watermelon. Shocking
The .45-70 is a proven round against aggressive bears and for hunting caribou. Remember, this cartridge was originally used to kill buffalo on the united states plains. Using the correct load that focus on velocity and expansion would be more than adequate for self defense.
People put down bear with 30.06
@@Highgear145 of course! On the east coast that cartridge is used for the largest game, especially with a 220 grain bullet. However, for stopping aggressive large grizz and polar bears, You would probably want something a little heavier like a 375 h&h magnum, 45-70 +p, etc. But for hunting purposes the old 30-06 can take any game in north America with good shot placement and proper bullet selection.
@@zsreich Yeah, if I was in grizzly or brown bear country and my choices for bear protection were 45-70 or 30-06 I’d take 45-70 every time. Sure, a 30-06 would probably work every time, but if came to life and death of a bear charge, I’d take the 45-70.
Buff and Injuns...
Nothing beats the elephant rifle.
That was some serious canoeing on that head. Textbook when someone says canoeing, this is it!
Tombstone comes to mind!
I love old lever action big bore rifles also... you should look into the .444marlin it’s a thumper also !!!! Making comparison videos between the 45/70 and .444 marlin would make a lot of good content
Who wouldn’t want to “add an inch” to a .44 mag???!!!
Can confirm that it's a heck of a good round. I regret selling mine every day
.444 Marlin doesn’t get a lot of love but thousands of whitetail and black bear met their maker at the end of one. Great cartridge and I agree would make a great comparison to other thumper rounds. Maybe throw the old 30-30 Win in there if your really on a lever gun kick
My .444 did more damage than my 45-70 most times. I love the .444 round.
.444 is amazing but usually uses lighter weight .44 mag projectiles that rapidly expand. This usually makes it not quite as ideal as the .45-70 for straight line penetration against charging animals. However, the.444 is great for black bears/large deer etc.
Man,literally the rifle my dreams are made of. Beautiful specimen.
That is one of the most beautiful T-Rex take down riffles I've ever seen ! I love the old 45-70 lever just a wonderful riffle !
We thought the 10mm was bad about penetrating multiple walls. That grizzly round is dang scary. Love hardcast
End result, if can hit um with the first shot, you win. But a second shot may put you down. 45-70 is a very fun rifle to shoot
Best head explsoion so far.
Keep doing stuff like that these videos are awesome!
You are correct,Alien Go boom
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That was insane for sure!
I have been trying to determine if there was any way to make your 45-70 cooler, and I finally came up with something. A bayonet. But for T-Rexes. So a longsword bayonet.
Ranger Point Precision just released a new tactical aluminum stock for the 45/70 Henry/ Marlin rifles....I ordered one yesterday for my Marlin 45-70
They recently figured out that them tiny arms actually we're on the legs were the knee cap is .
@@weirdsciencethe2nd205 whaaaaaat…
@@weirdsciencethe2nd205 can you send me a link, I’m interested
Why is everyone going tactical allover their 45/70 lever guns. For the price you pay to pimp them out you can buy a 45-70 auto. Round has a little more performance and is on a AR platform. 10 shot standard mag.. Probably get a 30rd mag if you want.
Thanks for the video! I just got some of those Grizzly 460 grain in a couple of days ago and haven't tried them out yet. Thanks again!
I think the second round you tried did more damage to the watermelons. Id like to see you try it on one of these dummy ballistic gel heads then compare the results. Then again, these heads are expensive so yeah may never happen.
I agree, definitely did more damage to the watermelon, but the hard cast for sure has more penetration power. Glad he used the Grizzly round for the head. I think any of the 3 would do the trick 😆
I had no idea you could use a 45-70 to convert skulls into cereal bowls so easily .
Man that is a beautiful gun I now have to go get myself one thanks a lot 🙂🙂
I love those Grizzly rounds ! I've also had the same effect on pumpkins at 50 yards. So much fun !
This video makes me glad to own a model x in 45-70. Thanks for the video man 🤘
The Henry 45-70 with the rails on it is my dream Rifle someday I wanna get one it is so nice 1shot tv.
If you save up some money, anything is possble.
I've been a subscriber since almost the very beginning really good to see the channel starting to pick up some speed and grow.
i carried a marlin guide gun with a reduced barrel on a hiking pack in my days exploring all through the cascade mountains. really something to think soldiers were nailed with this round years ago from the old sharps rifles
I was introduced to the 45-70 back in 1992 when i bought a 45-70 barrel from Thompson arms. What a cannon from a 14" bbl. Shoot it mostly for fun because the recoil cuts fingers on the trigger guard. I bought a Henry side gate, similar to yours a few months ago. Brass was to add to my collection of Henry Brass rifles. Keep up the good work.
My son bought a CVA Hunter in 45-70 for his first rifle. He wanted something we didn’t have. It’s a ball to shoot! I cast 330 and 500 gr bullets for it and will load them light with Blue dot for a “plinking” load and heavy with IMR 4227 for a thumper load. We nicknamed it: “The Boner Jarrer” One of my favorites now!
What do you call this, “The Wrist Wrencher”? :-)
@@jimbo3615 Pretty much. Mine wears a 2x7 scope. Have a harris bipod that clips to the sling swivel (which I had to replace twice), just to bench shoot. When you pull the trigger, make sure your elbow on the padded bench. Recoil still gets you after 8 rnds or so. You bleed from the trigger guard from your knuckle. So fun
@@budlite8207 Lol, I’m sure it’s hard not to flinch! I’ll admit, I’m recoil sensitive and would probably flinch a lot, especially after the blood started dripping!! :-)
Awesome 😎
That shot to the ballistic head was something serious. 👌
Keep up the good videos. I really enjoy watching
100% fun. Indeed. LOL The slow-mo grape splitting was awesome! 🙂
The 460 grain hard cast +P round is the no brain choice!
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Get a good Ortho for your shoulder.
No +Pun intended..
For self defense? It will slip right through a human.
LMFAO!
Great video. The slow mo ballistic ones are always cool. Love the 45-70 with all the flair on it too
That reverse slow mow at 4:28 was amazing!
Thank you for making this video 🙏
Outstanding 45/70 my favorite round. Also the gun I always wanted. Let me add I’m ex army Ranger . I’ve shot many different weapons but I always had a thing for a lever action 45/70 . Just never been able to afford one. But who knows what tomorrow might hold.
Really like your set-up I’ve never seen a lever set up like that.
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@@dogsduece dude I was alpha bravo super Sargeant division brigade battalion company platoon squad team leader tier one operator green delta beret force and I went to basic with him
My next gun will be a lever action. Would love a big caliber one.
Duty of every Kansan.
Awesome video. Would LOVE a test of 45-70 shot shells using bird, buck and slug loadings.
They was awesome. Thank you for this.
Wood, plastic, or whatever... Lever actions are fun and cool. Always have been, always will be.
45-70 Contender. 450 grain cast reload. Does the same thing. It is unreal the power of this round!
Awesome Job, Thanks,great job! I’m definitely buying 1! Keep up the great work!
This is the first video I have seen of your channel and I really like it
Here we go, Ive been waiting for this!
I had a marlin 45 70. Saw a black bear shot in the shoulder with one. The opposite shoulder was gone. Using lever revolution ballistic tips.
The heaviest and slowest bullets will almost always be the least dramatic with less explosive results when being compared to faster but still heavy rounds of the same or similar caliber . The 300 grainer sjhp would have by far been the best to make that ballistic head turn to mist . (Edit fixed typo.)
Great video thank you for finally doing it also you had no stone in the ground it’s 50° here in Tampa Florida must be warmer you’re at
Wow, what a gun! I think its going to be my next purchase. 45/70 is an awesome round. Great Video.
I've been curious to see someone do a test with these dummies/heads comparing close range shots to say a 200m shot with the same gun ammo. I think it should show pretty different results
My buddy shot a deer at 325 yards ( shooting down a slope) and it just drilled a nice hole about the size of a half dollar clear through the heart and lungs. Deer was dead before it hit the ground. It was a Federal hollowpoint
@@jimmyboredom3519 That's interesting. Where I live you technically can't use hollow points for game. But interesting results. I would imagine that with a hp, but maybe a little less of the explosive displacement if that makes sense. But I guess lead still has a bunch of energy at that range.
@@angrydingus5256 yeah in kansas I have to use expanding bullets or hardcast lead for big game. A solid lead slug just pokes a smaller hole. Its still a big hole though lol
@@angrydingus5256 Is it technically can’t or really not legal? I’m curious, not trying to argue with you. A ballistic tip is really just a hollow point with a plastic insert and they expand like a hollow point. Full metal jackets are the only type of bullet not allowed/not legal in Pennsylvania.
@@jimbo3615 Upon further research, it varies greatly upon what ammo you're using. I've also found in this research that using hollow points even for self defense is illegal in several states. It's also "illegal" for military use around the world.
Heck yes. Great for bear protection. Hardcast or copper solids for bear defense. Put a 300 gr jhp in there for home defense.
The hornady ftx is good but the brass is a little short for reloading.
Yeh I have a box of FTX bullets. I never load them because I have to sacrifice brass to the Hornady gods. Do you have another favorite?
@@jonwaddell3900 buffalo bore, Underwood
@@AlaskanBallistics Cool thanks. I have some factory Underwood in 45-70 and 357 mag for my Python
BTW 45-70 and 45 Colt are so much easier to load than 308 and 223. Getting the headspace perfect is such a pain
@@jonwaddell3900 I’m confused. What does loading FTX bullets do to your brass?
Great vídeo! Great gun!!!
I’m headed out to shoot those same Hornady FTX berry's from my .458 SOCOM today. What a cool gun. Thanks!
In the words of Kurt Russell in Tombstone " not before I turn your had into a canoe"
I did that once to a watermelon with a 45 Colt Single Action. It didn't explode like a center mass hit. So I know the expression has some validity to it.
45-70 definitely packs a punch, maybe too much for home defense but great for bear defense, and fun on buckets of water
Just get onto a local store you can if obviously you purchase the components but get special loads made say a super soft lead hp with a lower powder charge and keep those for home defence tbh any gun has potential to over penetrate especially with how flimsy interior walls are
@@weirdsciencethe2nd205 buddy 22 will go through walls every damn near round will
45-70 is an amazing caliber and definitely packs a punch. Also being in the lever platform you can get rounds off fairly quickly. I would still probably rather use something like a 12ga shotgun for home defense. 45-70 is still definitely an option haha 😂
If it's good for a bear it sure as hell works for intruders!
Use "cowboy loads".
If you hand-load, just put a 250gr or lighter bullet in there backed by Trail Boss powder. Mild as can be.
Loved the video, great slow-mos and great gun! That head really exploded, loved the watermelons too!
I had a Marlin 45-70 rifle. The cowboy loads were fun, painless ways to poke holes in things. The Hornady Leverevolution rounds were another matter. The recoil was stout. 3,000 ft pounds of energy is more than enough to dispatch any pest.
The problem is these rounds will leave a small fraction of their KE in a person before continuing on for God knows how long after exiting. The best thing would be to copy the .45 LC copper solids that expand with enormous petals to keep penetration to FBI anti-personnel standards while expanding to staggering diameters.
Well, self defense isn't always indoors. And if you live in the woods, that is not as much of a problem. But, in the city .45 LC would be a better choice. Or .44 special. Whatever poison works for you.
Yes. Absolutely a great home defense weapon!
Great video! Thank you! ☺♥
That slowmo reverse was tuff🔥
Unless you have steel walls, no family in the house, and no neighbors for miles...I'd say no.
Thought for another video.
Theres a constant debate on which is better for self defense pistols, red dots or iron sights. I would like to throw another option in there. How about just point shooting (instinctive shooting)?
Most engagements are within 7 yards, so what would be faster and still be “accurate enough”? Im thinking like an 8” circle maybe.
Close range with handguns, I almost always point shoot
Awesome bud, love the big bore rifles.👍
@4:28 - the reverse of the video is almost more terrifying than watching it in forward. Holy Crap that stuff is powerful!
All that I could think of when I saw the damage was the line from tombstone when Wyatt Earp, (Kurt Russell), told Ike that he would turn his head into a canoe !!! Haha 😂🤣🤪
My absolute favorite cartridge. Across the weight spectrum. I love shooting them. I love hand loading them. I love hunting with them. I’m not a scientist, but I have stayed at a Holiday Inn, and my professional conclusion is that the 45/70 will efficiently work for self defense if necessary. It’s like hitting your target with a supersonic baseball bat.
if a guy doesnt have body armor he will get blown up, if he has and by some fucking miracle it will stop 45-70 he will literally shit out his kidneys
@@stuffandshit4330 I could see it being good for self defense against large animals like bears
@@stuffandshit4330 thats not how physics works. The same energy that goes into the bullet is equal and opposite into your shoulder. This is real life not the movies
@@randylahey2242 uh... you know that when bullet hits steel plate and doesnt penetrate then the energy from bullet doesnt just dissapear? it goes into plate that is directly on someones torso, and your insides may not like 4000 joules of energy.
@@randylahey2242 thats not how physics works either lol. Yes you are absolute right, but all that energy is focused on a tiny bullet point, compared to the same energy being dispersed actoss your shoulder through a stock
Have you done a video about all the upgrades on your rifle? It looks awesome
That is crazy amount of power 👍
I wish you had one of them very expensive phantom or what ever high speed cams. That would be awesome, but they cost the same as a small house...
I was thinking that too. Like if he had one of those high speed cams the slow mo guys use? But damn costing the same as a small house is spot on.
@@slumbynature4557 Yeahyeah so expensive
Honestly I think calibers like the 45-70 or 500 magnum would be more useful in self defense situations that involve soft body armor. Because otherwise you're dealing with over penetration and possibly excessive use of force.
Penetration has more to do with bullet construction then anything else. That said, being hit by 2,500ft'lbs + of energy while wearing soft armor may not be survivable anyway. Even a 9mm can crack ribs and give internal bleeding. These big rounds can literally shatter your sternum and turn your organs to mush. So the bottom line is that you don't want to get hit with these even with armor, especially not soft 3a armor.
@@zsreich kinda why I said they'd be more useful in self defense situations involving body armor, especially soft body armor. It might stop the bullet but it won't save you from the impact energy
@@elementalist1984 these big rounds have a lot of surface area, after hitting a soft target they tend to dump massive amounts of velocity into the target so even if it does go through it is traveling much slower and tumbling also in life and death situation you are not going to evaluate whether you need 9mm 5.56 or 45-70 you go with what you got and do the best you can to survive over penetration comes second to staying alive and stopping the threat
@@aviator2252 I guess I wasn't clear with my sarcasm. Obviously I'm not going to think about whether or not the home intruders are wearing body armor when I grab a gun.
However I'll grab the 45 acp because I don't own a 9mm or 556. Personally I don't like 9mms and when I get an Ar style gun it's probably going to be a 308 or a pistol caliber carbine. Preferably in 10mm or 45.
Though living in the country I'm more likely to be dealing with coyotes in the back yard... so I'd grab the 12 ga with 00 buckshot
To further explain my sarcasm.. I don't think either a 45-70 or 500 magnum should be used for self defense situations unless that is the only gun you own. In which case go with it
OMG that head blowing up was friggin awesome.
Great video BADASSSS 45/70 love it...
Seriously, the .45-70 is definitely way overkill for use as self defense against humans. For large dangerous animals however, like bears or wild boar, the .45-70 is a must have!!!👍
One-shot stopper. Unlike 9mm mag dumps.
It will make a person get back in the car 😮
You could argue that a person is a dangerous animal. Plus, on average people are larger than hogs.
@@xycooking634 Did you ever try to kill a wild boar coming at you? No human on earth has that kind of strength and power and craziness!!
Beautiful rifle! That will kill anything on this planet or any other planet ! Great vid !
Impressive power, nice rifle man😍
Wow That was really cool!
For those of us that had to eliminate the intended target, it would be much more analytical if the blood-red material were simply another color. It brings me back to things I would prefer to forget. Otherwise, great video on a fantastic round.
Not that many of you out there, he's gotta appeal to the "casual user", who likes to imagine what it'd be like. You know, the types. It's all fun and games until the nightmares start.
"not real or graphic in any way" seriously? The vegetarians are going to be disgusted for what you did to those watermelons
Great video! Big fan of shooting up melons. Like how you built out the rifle with so many of our parts. You have great taste. :-)
amazing rifle sir.... just beautiful
That's pretty scary. Imagine what that could do to someone.
It's definitely scary to think about.
12 ga slug better and ALOT cheaper
Wow, ptsd reliving all over again for the people out there who friggin lived that. Unnecessary bro
To catch and test bullets I use stacks of soaked magazines. To test my 45-70 hand loads I had about 3.5 feet of these magazines stacked in a box you'd use for filing papers. With the Hornaday 325 fr ftx bullet flying at between 1800-2000 fps I got a full yard of penetration and the bullet mushroomed out to .71 caliber from it's original .45.
Perfect, that one is perfect for defend my home in Chile..
The paracord on the lever is so awesome. I need a video about how to do it
Great video 👍
Saw the title and had hoped for some insights on handling, specifically a lever action rifle vs ballistic results. I can see at a glance there's a bunch of responses from people well aware of the 45/70's capacity to do damage. Nice video, but maybe next time. Thx.
Impressive results 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
Love that rifle!
Bloody hell there nothing left this is impeccable i love it 5:52
Love your content man!! Maybe you could make a little stomp box for your camera trigger, kind of like a guitar pedal. Happy shooting!!
Awesome idea!
The burglar: "I'm wearing body armor bro"
45-70: "yeah......and now your dead wearing body armor"
Mind-blowing.
This is my new favorite video
This is now your best video . 👍
The .45/70 particularly in modern loads is a real fight stopper. Great for deer and boar also in my experience thought I shoot a Ruger No1.
Hey man if you’ve had a recent spike in views on your vids. Don’t worry it just me man! Keep ‘‘em coming down love your channel!!
You surely got a “kick” out if that test!
Second comment.. Also I've been voting 15 votes for you to win breakout creator of the year award on the gundies daily since you mentioned you were nominated(except one day when I forget why but something stopped me being able too).. Here's to hoping you win man.. 🥃Good luck..
Mind blowing.
Really wanna see you do a side by side comparison with a 30-30
Comment for the algorithm 👍... good job dude
That was so deadly weapon😍
Freakin AWESOME 🤯
Wow! You have did a lot of extras dressing your T Rex. It looks sweet! Where did you get the extra dressings?
Good one man
What a blast!
in track and field, there are sound triggers that start the racer's time from the report of the starter's pistol. wire that circuit to the camera instead of a clock, so the camera turns on when the weapon reports?