I like your 45-70. Nice looking piece.
I have a Judge, anniversary gift, which is good enough in itself.
I think the Judge has it's place, but to be effective it has to be very close, as in, VERY CLOSE. I usually use it in the car when I travel from IL-A-NOID. There have been ammo improvements, handgun 410 ammo, PDX1 defensive ammo etc, but from what I have seen with my practice, it is still effective at only very close ranges. Which is where most things happen btw.
Are there other good, maybe even better options, most certainly, but I do like it.
Once again nice piece! I would like to try this one out.