Barnes VOR-TX ammunition in .45-70 Government (part no. 21579) loads a 300-grain Barnes TSX Flat Nose bullet, delivering handloaded precision in a factory round engineered for lever-action rifles. Barnes builds VOR-TX around complete penetration from its all-copper bullet technology, with virtually 100 percent weight retention and double-diameter expansion on impact. The flat-nose profile is specifically shaped for safe use in tubular-magazine lever guns, where a pointed bullet nose resting against the primer ahead of it is a genuine safety concern. For .45-70 lever-gun hunters who want an all-copper bullet built for their platform, this rifle ammunition is engineered for exactly that.

Key Specifications

• The chambering is .45-70 Government, a classic big-bore lever-gun cartridge.
• The bullet weighs 300 grains, a lighter-for-caliber weight tuned for lever-gun velocity.
• The bullet is a Barnes TSX Flat Nose, an all-copper design shaped for tubular-magazine safety.
• On impact the bullet delivers double-diameter expansion while retaining virtually 100 percent of its weight.
• The flat nose eliminates the pointed-tip safety risk of stacking bullets against primers in a tubular magazine.
• The case material is brass, giving reliable extraction and standard reloading compatibility.
• Cost runs about $3.29 per round, in line with premium all-copper lever-gun ammunition.
• Each box holds 20 rounds, enough to confirm zero and still hunt the season.
• Ten boxes ship per case, letting hunters buy by the case for the best per-round value.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does this bullet have a flat nose instead of a point? Lever guns with tubular magazines stack cartridges nose-to-primer, so a flat nose eliminates the risk of a pointed bullet setting off the primer ahead of it under recoil.

How does the Triple-Shock X (TSX) bullet expand? Its all-copper hollow point opens into uniform petals on impact, delivering double-diameter expansion while retaining virtually all its weight.

Buy Barnes VOR-TX .45-70 Gov 300gr TSX

A lever gun deserves a bullet engineered for its magazine, not just adapted from a bolt-rifle loading, and VOR-TX delivers that. Order from our Lubbock, Texas gun shop and it ships fast to your door.