Originally Posted by ellenbr
Too for collecting Pine Cones Specimens from the Long Leaf Pine for training Youth for Forestry Competition, that 1st limb is waaaay up there & the 45-70 is the perfekt kalibre to sever the cone from the limb..... Indispensable Tool.....

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Raimey
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Beware that the range of the generic, .45-70 is at least 3700 yards. Otherwise, it's a great way to trim branches and I used to do it all the time with a .22 when I was a kid and lived in a place where that was safe.

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