45-70

[TexbowJ]

Jaspro,

I LOVE my 45-70 Marlin in SS. It kicks some serious booty. Just buy one. I have shot 6" groups at 100 yds. (open sights) with the 325 gr. Hornady. 405 gr. are great for hogs

Check this site:www.garrettcartridges.com/comm.asp

[qzilla]

http://www.legacysports.com/products/puma/index.html

Gezzzz quad how many 45-70's do you need in a gun? After one shot all the animals that don't hit the ground run for two days.

Its not like I sit in a stand with it.

You can never have to much available ammo, especially when you are on foot with dogs. I would hate to meet face to face with a nasty boar hog only to find out I already shot my 4 rds of ammo getting to him!!!!

Now, I would not sacrifice knockdown for more ammo but, when you can have 9 shells vs 4 shells, same or better knock down, same or better accuracy and have it in a lighter, smaller framed gun..........whats not to love?

If you get the 45-70 you will love it. I love mine. I shoot it all the time with friends and it is a great conversation piece.

When I go hunting I grab the casull.

[Bill]

Bill that is an awesome website!

Cabelas stocks and sells their big-loop lever to upgrade a Marlin 1895. I don't have big hands, and my fingers just fit in the stock loop. If you're a big guy, you may want to look at it.

It's pricey ($150) but it's machined from good steel as I read it.

The also sell an upgraded extractor and trigger too if you're into upgrading guns. I have not done any of them.

[big_smith]

I have a Marlin Guide Gun in 45-70 and a Pedersoli Creedmore replica. The creedmore has a flip up tang peep sight with a globe front sight. First three shots with that gun at 100 yards cloverleafed. I have never shot a more sweet shooting rifle. I killed one doe with it at 75 yards and it was as if someone hit her with a sledgehammer.

[texas bound]

Check impactguns.com. They have some good prices on them sometimes. You just need a ffl dealer to have it mailed too.

[txpitdog]

I've got the 1895GS in 45-70 with a Leupold 2x shotgun (heavy duplex) scope on top. I've taken a deer with it, and I'm looking forward to dealing some misery to the hogs with it.

The thing I love most about the 45-70 in the Marlin GS is that it is so versatile. There are many bullets in the .458 caliber, and the GS is strong enough to handle some seriously hefty loads. When I first starting handloading 45-70 rounds, I looked at 300JHP, 350JSP, 405JSP, and anything else I could find. Now all I load are 300gr hardcast gas-checked slugs. I can load these safely to 2100fps using data from the Sierra manual. That's more energy and momentum at 200yds than a 44mag has at the muzzle. Guaranteed to get full penetration.

I've also got a Marlin 1894 in 44mag that has repeatedly dropped game where they stand, including a 325lb hog at 70 yards. I think the 1894 44mag provides the same smackdown reliability for the game we have in Texas, but the GS is so much fun and is guaranteed to do the job.

[huntmaster]

Jason, that probably is a trapdoor model which is what my 1863 is. And the reason I don't shoot it is because the old trapdoors can't handle the pressure of modern ammo.

[Joey~AP]

Seen a H&R Cavalry 45-70 with a trap door for $575 in Clute.

It was purty!