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05-15-2012, 10:14 PM
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Marlin 45/70
Whats the purpose of a Marlin 45/70, its a big arse bullet looks like an Elephant stopper....
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05-15-2012, 10:26 PM
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Re: Marlin 45/70
buffulo and man gun
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05-16-2012, 09:07 AM
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Re: Marlin 45/70
Wikipedia ---OR Punch holes thru big bears , it does make a good close up or back up around browns and grizzly country. Knocks 400lb hogs down easily. Handload and go after big afican game. Or just to load down for a big bore plinker.
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05-16-2012, 07:01 PM
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Re: Marlin 45/70
Thanks , its a big round I like to shoot one someday!
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05-16-2012, 10:49 PM
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Re: Marlin 45/70
I'll be taking mine to northern California for bear this year.
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05-17-2012, 05:50 AM
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Re: Marlin 45/70
And they are a hoot to shoot!
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05-17-2012, 09:26 AM
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Re: Marlin 45/70
The cartridge also lends itself to handloading cast bullets. If you are thinking of going that route, stay away from any microgrooved guns. You want a ballard cut rifling. The shorter-barreled versions (like the guide gun) can be pretty brutal to shoot with a lot of blast and recoil.
I shoot a single shot (Sharps) that I've killed a couple of hogs with, but mainly use it for punching paper with a heavy bullet. It's an easy cartridge to load.
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05-17-2012, 10:17 PM
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Re: Marlin 45/70
Back in the late 70s early 80s my brother used a 45/70 to hunt the S platte river bottom. Looked like the one in Gun Clingers picture. In that heavy cover situation that bullet worked very well. He made some great shots couple at 200yds and collected two nice white tail bucks
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05-17-2012, 10:45 PM
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Re: Marlin 45/70
wow those are big bullets
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05-30-2012, 02:03 PM
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Re: Marlin 45/70
I use mine for squirrel hunting
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05-30-2012, 04:34 PM
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Re: Marlin 45/70
I see Rossi has one in 45-70 that also handles 410 shells! a dual purpose gun!
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06-01-2012, 11:10 PM
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Re: Marlin 45/70
as a reloader i can bring my loads up to 458 win mag standards.this means i have enough gun for anything that walks.it was a black powder load at first introduction and at that a fairly tame load.do not load anything you are not sure of.my reloads would destroy early model rifles that were meant for black powder and some new ones. old semperfi
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