45/70 BFR with CEB for extra case capacity

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If a person wanted to get a pistol for the sole purpose of killing a cape buffalo would you be better off getting a BFR chambered in 45/70 in order to be able to load the solid brass bullets, which take up a lot more case capacity? Also you would have all of the .458 projectiles to chose from as opposed.to .452. Also being able to achieve the velocities with lower pressures. This is not a 454/460 vs 45/70 debate in general as there are a ton of obvious benefits to handgun size cartridges in handguns, but for this one particular application where extreme penetration with a mono metal bullet is needed would the 45/70 be a better choice?
 
I can't imagine using such a large, heavy, ungainly revolver in a dangerous game situation.
I think the BFR 475 Linebaugh would be much better carrying and handling if you want more than 454.
 
I would guess that the shooters recoil threshold would the the limiting factor with a 45/70 handgun. Whether or not that is more velocity than a 454, 460, 475 or 500 is up to the shooter, but it certainly can be.
 
That was kind of my line of thinking. There is a plethora of reloading data with anywhere from very mild to crazy hot so you could start as low as you needed for training and then work up to whatever you needed. My main thought was just the extra case capacity to achieve the velocity you want with the longer mono metals. You would have plenty of room to easily match 454 velocities with roughly the same bullet weights.
 
There is a special run Lipsey's edition of the BFR in 45/70 with a 6" barrel. So you would end up with what I'm guessing would be roughly the same overall dimensions as a 454 or the like with a 7.5" barrel. So I don't think it would be too ungainly.
 
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