45-70 Safari

[DueceMcGurk]

The venerable 45-70 at work.

https://www.gunsamerica.com/digest/hunt365-the-affordable-safari-your-african-dream-hunt-part-i/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=20200211_HUNT365_18g&utm_campaign=/digest/hunt365-the-affordable-safari-your-african-dream-hunt-part-i/

[Fishwishin]

Very good read- thank you!

[pennstater]

Yeah Duece, that was a good read. Whew, 270+ yards with a .45-70, damn!

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[splithoof]

Nice article. I'm hoping to do a safari not too long from now, and appreciate the info on the logistics.
As to the use of the .45-70, a well placed shot has historically done the job very well.
One advantage I can see in using a Marlin lever is that a replacement rifle won't break the bank in the event it ends up somewhere else.

[200Apples]

Who was it we had been talking about almost two months ago? That fella that went to S.A. with a Marlin 1895 and Garrett Hammerhead ammunition?

He was one of the first to pave the way for hunters like the man featured in the OP.

Outstanding! sirs. Love to see the cartridge loaded to it's potential (ouch! my shoulder!) and used in such versatile, light weight and handy firearms.

Great post!

[pennstater]

Who was it we had been talking about almost two months ago? That fella that went to S.A. with a Marlin 1895 and Garrett Hammerhead ammunition?

He was one of the first to pave the way for hunters like the man featured in the OP.

Outstanding! sirs. Love to see the cartridge loaded to it's potential (ouch! my shoulder!) and used in such versatile, light weight and handy firearms.

Great post!

Chris, that would have been Brian Pierce of "Handloader" magazine.

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[200Apples]

Thanks Tom. Wasn’t Brian, though, as much as I’d wish it was. Pearce is one reason I put so much stock in heavy .44 Spl. loads in my sixguns.

It was... hang on. BRB.


It was Vince Lupo. I’m having trouble here posting links with my phone, so, go to Garrett Cartridges dot com and look for Lupo Safaris - New World Record!

[MissiontoMars]

Interesting read. Very cool to hear all the details and planning that goes into this type of trip.

One question, though, with so many better calibers, ballistically speaking, was it the novelty of using a levergun that was the driving factor?

I mean, for example, a light recoiling .308 would outperform in muzzle and downrange energy? Most have a 3+1 or 4+1 capacity, right?

[pennstater]

Ahh, yes! It was the Vince Lupo article. Good call. I do like following Brian's articles too. Guy knows his stuff, no doubt.

MLC

[200Apples]

Interesting read. Very cool to hear all the details and planning that goes into this type of trip.

One question, though, with so many better calibers, ballistically speaking, was it the novelty of using a levergun that was the driving factor?

I mean, for example, a light recoiling .308 would outperform in muzzle and downrange energy? Most have a 3+1 or 4+1 capacity, right?

[Horsewright]

Excellent article waiting for parts 2&3.

[MissiontoMars]

Ahh, understood, thanks!

[RNE228]

45-70, as well as the "other" 45 and 50 cal cartridges of the era, have potential to much longer ranges. They just have a massive arc in the trajectory.

That's where those vernier and tang sights come in. As long as you know the dope on your cartridge and rifle, you just dial in your elevation.

Prime example is Tom Selleck in Quigly movie; as the guy on the horse was riding out with the bucket, he was dialing up the elevation on his back sight.

Yeah Duece, that was a good read. Whew, 270+ yards with a .45-70, damn!

MLC

[200Apples]

[200Apples]

*argue, for example, with a 540 grain...