After all my post the rifle I reach for is a Browning High Wall in .38-55. To about 500 yards it will shoot with the .45-70 then the wind starts blowing the lighter bullet around. The .38-55 does not hurt as much as the .45-70 the next day if you shoot a long string. The Army did prove that the .45-70 Trapdoor could shoot MOA at 2 mile, but MOA at 2 mile won't get the deer unless you get lucky.