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Originally Posted by 36general
...The gun will primarily be used for white tail deer here in Ohio. So no need to hotrod the load. I assume a 405gr slug at 1600fps should work just fine 
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Since I use a 260 grain cast bullet at 1000 fps for Ohio Whitetailed deer, I think what you are considering would work.
I have not shot an Ohio whitetail with the 45-70 but I have shot a couple of Kentucky, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania ones. The 330 Gould bullet and black powder did a fine job on them.
The big heavy chunk of lead does not need a lot of speed. It just seems to get the job done.
Kevin