Tell me about 45-70 Lever actions. What is it good for?

[dholla]

I got one if you want to try it out. You shoot my dads 458?

[dholla]

What dfletcher said. 450 Marlin has a brass ring at the base of the cartridge. There is an issue I see with the cartridge and that is ammo availability. 45/70 is as old a cartridge as old gets and ammo is pretty much available anywhere. 450 Marlin, humm not so much.

Here is a pic of a 450 Marlin rifle.

Need better angles to judge properly.

[chrisf]

Love mine.





As for what it is it good for? Anything that smaller calibers arent : )






In all honesty, I bought mine for a pig gun. Some nasty stuff happened, so still havent been able to get out and use it. Great caliber to reload for, lots of versatility in the caliber. Load up some 300-350 grain soft points for deer, then bump up to the 405-430+ for pigs or bear.

If you dont stop showing me that picture Z!!!!! Ironically, I was looking for one about 10 minutes ago. I just cant find one locally I'm still debating on 30-30 or 45/70 since I don't reload yet.

[Mesa Defense]

45-70 levers are great for killin critters

[Elapitan]

Wild bore

[tuna quesadilla]

Wild bore

It'll wildly bore a hole right through a wild boar.

[nastyhabts26]

I was like you I was always curious and after I shot one I wanted it badly.
I got mine last year a Marlin 1895.
With the Remington factory 405 grain bullets it does not kick badly kind of like a 12 gauge.
With the Lever Revolutions it kicks like an angry Mule on Steriods.
Put on a Pachmayer decelerator pad and now it is sweet again.
Lots of info on the Marlin Owners Forum.
There are a lot of cheap mods you can do to make it smooth as butter.
A little 600 grit sand paper and some elbow grease is all it takes and a set of springs for about $31.00 bucks.
Well worth it.

[russt]

What is it used for? ..... Hurling HUGE chunks of lead at anything you think needs it! They are a blast to shoot. Since you load you can do reduced recoil loads, I used 28.5 gr h4198 with a 405gr LFP. accurate and light recoil. I have a marlin 1895 and I love it!

[jeffrice6]

Love mine.

I'm such a douche, bought the same rifle around the same time you did zfields and have been to lazy & to cheap to fire a single round yet...... Really gotta get my poop together!

[H2O MAN]

I'm rather fond of mine

[Cypriss32]

Had a super nice guide gun in 45-70 shot 500gr loads and it was punishing. Didn't take it to Alaska with me. I just sold it and bought a 375 ruger with a 18" barrel. Why?
Alot more useful for me. I can mount my 1-5 scope close to stock, have back up irons on it. I will shoot the 300gr bullets. For my uses when I visit my bestie in Alaska it's perfect.