.45-70 Gov't

.45-70 Gov't is a type of ammunition in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
A powerful, .45 late 1800s era round, the .45-70 Gov't is one of the most powerful and rarest rounds in the game. Few enemies use guns that chamber this round until either late in the game or if they are set to always use this extremely potent round.

Weapons using this ammunition

 * Hunting revolver
 * Ranger Sequoia
 * Brush gun

.45-70 Gov't
The standard variant of the ammunition. This is the only type of .45-70 caliber ammunition used by non-player characters.

.45-70 Gov't, Hollow Point
Hollow point bullets mushroom and break up on impact, causing massive trauma to fleshy, unarmored targets. However, this also means they break up when they hit things like armor plate, drastically reducing the weapon's penetrating power.

.45-70 Gov't, SWC (Hand Load)
Flat-nosed round designed to deal maximum damage to targets at close range by tumbling when it hits. This type of round was originally designed to shoot paper targets. This ammunition type puts a severe strain on your gun's condition due to its extremely heavy powder load.

Notable locations

 * Can be pick-pocketed from Rangers and Veteran Rangers. (Note that pickpocketing ammunition cases rather than the ammunition itself will always succeed and accrues no karma loss)
 * Can be purchased from Alexander at the Gun Runners outpost underneath the 188 Trading Post overpass.
 * Can be crafted at a Reloading bench if the player has a Repair skill of 65 or above.
 * Can be found on several members of the Great Khans in Red Rock Canyon.
 * Can be bought at Gun Runners outside the East Gate to Freeside.
 * Can be found in Duffle Bags and footlockers inside the resort at Camp Golf.
 * Knight Torres can have the normal ammunition in stock.
 * A fairly large amount of this ammunition can be found in the Legion Supply Cache during the Caesar's Favor quest.
 * A few rounds can be found in an ammunition box in the basement of Zapp's Neon Signs.
 * Around 400-600 rounds can be bought off Quartermaster Bardon every 72 hours at Hoover Dam. This is not always the case.
 * Can be purchased from the Great Khan armorer at the Great Khan armory.
 * Can be purchased from Mick at Mick & Ralph's at higher levels. (After passing a Speech check of 30, asking for his special inventory)
 * Can be found in the NCR Ranger safehouse.
 * Can be acquired from Lobotomites if they have Hunting Revolvers equipped.
 * Several rounds can be found in the underwater Lake Mead Cave (Note that you are advised to do the Volare! quest first, for the breathing apparatus you get from Jack; otherwise you'd simply die trying to stay there longer than a second)