Thanks Cordell
As Bigbore has not replied in the bigbore forum or to my pm I will post my 2 replies to him here. My intention was to be helpful not to tell him to go away.

FIRST POST
Bigbore
this is the wrong forum to ask these questions, you will likely be flamed for talking about 45/70 on this one.

You should repost your Q on the levergun forum on this site or go over to leversixgunner and ask there. Here are the links

Accurate loading levergun forum

Leversixguns forum

SECOND POST
I didn't mean to offend bigboresixguns nor did I mean for him to delete his thread.
Yes the 45/70 is a bigbore, you will note that in what do you own I do own a 45/70(for the moment soon to be 50-110)
What I should have said is that he was more likely to get more answers in the levergun forum or on levergun site.
There have been a number of arguments in this bigbore forum about the 45/70 and was trying to also warn bigboresixguns.

I have a Leupold Vari-X 11 1-4X as well on my 1895GS. I have tried a 4X Burris Mini, Leupold Vari-X 111 2.5-8X, and a Leupold Vari-X 11 3-9. I find that the Leupold 1-4X is the best scope/size/magnification for this rifle/cartridge combinatiion.
Cam