Again the "wood trap" nailed me as it has a piece of 3-4X crotch as well as the 28" barrel.
Wonder how fast a 300 TSX will do in a 28". 2570 in a 24" according to Barnes.

Congrats! Very nice!

You'll love the Browning 1885. I've had several, and they can be exceedingly accurate. If you load to utilize the 28" barrels, you can actually go up an equivalent caliber or two.

A 45-70 is not about speed.
All that speed is soon gone with a light bullet.
Think heavy.

And I thought my stock was nice !

Mine has been cut to 22" for better weight and handier in the woods ,just under 37" OAL. I never gave a thought to velocity [ I use Win Partition 300 gr].If you've never hunted with a 45-70 you'll be surprized how well that little 300 gr bullet does and it's well under SAAMI preasure.Win had the same load 100 years ago !
It's a very strong action and like the Ruger #1 can be loaded so it smarts on both ends. But that's hardly necessary.

Cut the barrel ? criminal !
I have shot the 45-70 since 1958, I know the caliber rather well. If the 300 gr TSX won't do it, one wonders why the 45-90 ever came along.....
Also own a few high walls. 40-82, 30-06, 25-06.

Nice stock!
My old B-78 has the 24" barrel that is just right in the thickets. I use my 307 grain paper patched bullets for deer and 510 grain for elk unless I'm feeling lazy. Then I use a 330 grain cast flat nose gas check. Works to perfection!! I've put more pounds of meat in the freezer with those combinations than any other.

Not to beat a dead horse but a High wall with a 28" barrel has the same OAL as a standard length action bolt gun with a 22" barrel.

Coool, I have the same, since nearly 15 years.


Martin