Trajectory

Lobbing Myth

Compared to the 270 Winchester and the 30-06 Springfield on this lopsided scale it would appear so. 

With Yards at the bottom vs inches on the right side. Properly scaled this would look so much different, at well over 10,000 inches long vs 80 inches high these lines would be nearly straight on a 1:250 scaled chart.

Not withstanding the far superior ballistics of the 45-70, even at nearly an 80 inch drop at 300 yards for both the 45-70 and 44-40, we are only looking at between a 10-12 degree angle of impact. Both of these bullets (the 405gr and 200gr) were used at The Battle Of The Little Bighorn