I have been on a spree this summer, traded for several 45/70 single shot rifles. I have been selling and trading several great guns I had acumalated over the years, most of them at a substantial profit. Today I traded into a 1885 Browning 45/70, w 28” tapered barrel, and fine buck horn rear sight and gold bead ft sight. It had 3 dings on the buttstock, nothing serious, and the bluing was pristine! I took it out to my carport and tried some 340 grains cast slugs with Unique powder to fire them and at 100&130 yds I was able to hit a softball size target, one of the those 4 sided spheres they sell at Walley world. I managed to hit both of them offhand or get close enough to violently move them, and the targets did not fare to well!