Shooter.

by Lee J. , hagerman,NM, Sunday, April 20, 2014, 15:19 (3812 days ago) @ Andrew

Only shooting it with your favorite load will tell if existing pad is adequate. A fun serious gun. You have a multitude of sight combo's to choose from. a 1-5 variable if you need a scope. Its a natural open sight set up. 12X ??? At best loading the 45-70 is not a varmint cartridge. But after saying that I can think of several dozen running Jack-rabbits that might thing otherwise.
Back around '46-47 you could pick up original Springfield 45-70 carbines in So CA
for 30 45 dollars apiece. Used to practice on running jacks, makes a Deer running under at under a 100 yards like shooting fish in a barrel