45-70 Government Ballistics Charts (Federal, Winchester, Remington)

The 45-70 Gov is one of the most popular big bore rifle cartridges. Capable of taking any North American big game, it’s a hard hitter that is chambered in a wide array of firearms from lever actions to revolvers.

This is meant to be a guide to help you understand the ballistics behind certain loads of this venerable hunting round.

Federal Premium 45-70 Ballistics

This 45-70 ballistics chart shows Federal Premium 300 Grain Fusion rifle rounds with a ballistic coefficient of .290 and a 100 yard zero.

	Muzzle	100 YDS	200 YDS
Velocity (FPS)	1850	1612	1401
Energy (FT/LB)	2280	1731	1307
Drop (Inches)	/	0	11.9

This 45-70 ballistics chart shows 300 grain Federal Premium Trophy Bonded Bear Claw with a ballistic coefficient of .215 and a 100 yard zero.

	Muzzle	100 YDS	200 YDS
Velocity (FPS)	1850	1535	1276
Energy (FT/LB)	2280	1569	1084
Drop (Inches)	/	0	-13.4

Winchester 45-70 Ballistics

This 45-70 Government ballistics chart shows Winchester 405 grain Super X Lead Flat Nose Cowboy Action with a 100 yard zero.

	Muzzle	100 YDS	200 YDS
Velocity (FPS)	1150	1043	968
Energy (FT/LB)	1189	978	843
Drop (Inches)	/	0	-31

This next 45-70 ballistics table shows 300 grain Winchester Ballistic Silvertip Tip Rounds with a 100 yard zero.

	Muzzle	100 YDS	200 YDS
Velocity (FPS)	1880	1523	1240
Energy (FT/LB)	2354	1545	1023
Drop (Inches)	/	0	-13.7

Remington 45-70 Ballistics

This 45-70 Ballistic chart shows 405 grain Remington Core Lokt rounds with a ballistic coefficient of .281 and a 100 yard zero.

	Muzzle	100 YDS	200 YDS
Velocity (FPS)	1600	1384	1210
Energy (FT/LB)	2302	1723	1316
Drop (Inches)	/	0	-16.7

This next chart shows 300 grain Remington 45-70 High Performance Rifle rounds with a ballistic coefficient of .213 and a 100 yard zero.

	Muzzle	100 YDS	200 YDS
Velocity (FPS)	1900	1575	1305
Energy (FT/LB)	2405	1653	1134
Drop (Inches)	/	0	-12.7

Hornady 45-70 Gov Ballistics

This ballistics chart shows 325 grain Hornady FTX LEVERevolution rounds with a ballistic coefficient of .230 and a 100 yard zero.

	Muzzle	100 YDS	200 YDS
Velocity (FPS)	2050	1730	1451
Energy (FT/LB)	3033	2159	1519
Drop (Inches)	/	0	-10.2