My main shooting buddies will absolutely not shut up about how "impractical" of a deer rifle my 20 inch AR-10 (308) with 5-30x scope is.
If I had a desire to kill a deer with it, that deer would DIE. But, uh, not exactly the point.
(Edit to elaborate/clarify: I don't have any particular desire to hunt, so I am annoyed that my friends insist on discussing the suitability of my long distance precision target rifle for hunting. That said, if I indeed did desire to hunt with it, it would be more than adequate for the task)
I do want a 45-70 really, really badly though. Ideally lever gun and revolver, because I have zero respect for my wrists and I think it will be funny to refer to a 45-70 lever gun as a pistol caliber carbine.
Oh totally, I'd love a .45-70 lever carbine as much as I want a VEPR Hunter in .308. I want to be in pain after I'm done at the range, ideally.
Oh the VEPR is PRETTY!
45-70 lever gat is on my list for sure