45-70 Marlin

I was at a neighbor's yesterday afternoon and we saw a skunk walking across his pasture at about 75 yards. Since his dog had gotten skunked a little earlier in the day my neighbor was still mad at skunks in general. The only rifle I had at hand was my 45-70 Marlin loaded up with a stout charge of 3031 behind a 400 grain cast bullet. I shot the skunk as it was walking directly away from us. It pretty much hollowed that skunk out from end to end. So if anybody asks you if a 45-70 is a good skunk gun the answer is yes.