.45-70 Gov't

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

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

.45-70 Gov't, Hollow Point
Hollow point bullets mushroom and break up on impact, causing massive trauma on 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)
An ultra-sharp, flat-nosed round designed to deal maximum damage to targets at close range, by tumbling when it hits. Originally designed to shoot paper targets.

Weapons using this ammunition

 * Hunting Revolver
 * Ranger Sequoia
 * Brush gun

Notable locations

 * Can be pick-pocketed from Rangers and Veteran Rangers. (Note that pickpocketing ammo cases rather than the ammo 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 Guns skill of 65 or above.
 * Shells are sometimes sold at the Gun Runners.
 * Can be found on several members of the Great Khans in Red Rock Canyon.
 * Can be found 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 ammo 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.
 * Can be bought from Cliff Briscoe in Novac.

Bugs

 * Prior to the release of Patch 1.2, standard .45-70 Gov't rounds were exceedingly rare and difficult to find available for purchase, due to their absence from a commonly used vendor ammo list (VendorAmmoBullets100). Rounds were typically only available in the Hollow Point variety, and even then only rarely.  This has since been addressed.