Remington Core-Lokt in .45-70 Government pushes a 405-grain soft point at a listed 1,330 feet per second for 1,590 foot-pounds at the muzzle, 20 rounds to a brass-cased box. The bullet is the Core-Lokt design: a copper jacket that tapers progressively and is locked to the lead core so it expands in a controlled way and holds its weight on game.

This is the heavy traditional .45-70 load, and in South Carolina it goes in the lever gun or single-shot that comes out for big game. The 405-grain bullet is slow by modern standards and hits hard at the ranges where a .45-70 actually gets used, which is close. It is a standard-pressure loading, so it belongs in any sound rifle chambered for the cartridge, and a 20-round box covers a sight-in and a season for most hunters.

Key features

• .45-70 Govt., 405-grain soft point
• 1,330 feet per second, 1,590 foot-pounds
• Core-Lokt tapered jacket locked to lead core
• Brass case, 20 rounds per box

Rifle ammunition ships to your South Carolina address; no FFL or permit is needed.