16" barrelled 45-70. any out there?

spooksar said:
I just ordered a Wild West Co-Pilot they are legal in Canada, they have an exporter that they use to ship here. You need to get a import permit, which you can get your self our get a importer such as Prophit River to do it for you, if you don't want to do the paper work.i went for a 50 Alaskan not the 45/70, don't know if this makes a difference
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Uh oh...I kind of wish I didn't know this. I think I was avoiding looking any harder into this one.
 
I think someone needs to import these DRC rifles in 16" configuration, and/ or the co-pilot rifles. I will buy one if they do, even if it takes me years to save up for it :p. But it would be nice if there was a more affordable 16" 45-70 for sure.
 
Yea, I sent wanstalls a message, we will see what Gary has to say about it. I would love to purchase one even at a little higher of a price from him, he is great to deal with. I wouldn't really want to have to deal with the importing etc myself.

So depending on what Gary thinks, there may be a thread popping up on this in the wanstalls section... If we are lucky.
 
driller212 said:
But it would be nice if there was a more affordable 16" 45-70 for sure.
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Get your own built. Way cheaper with about the same turn-around time.
Start with your 1895GS or SBL, send it to a 'smith with a manufacturers license to install a hunter grade stainless barrel of your specified length and and order your Kevlar furniture from MPI in Oregon.
Brownells sells WWG bits like the "bearproof-ejector" and the other gimmicky must haves from WWG and will ship them to Canada.
Now if you have to have one of their custom chamberings I can see going with WWG, but if 45-70 is your cartridge of choice build locally and save yourself a ton of cash.
 
Well, if going custom might as well go all in then....50 Alaskan...no kevlar for me though I like the traditional way. I reworked my ejector, it's as "bear proof" as it's gonna get in the sense that it never fails to flip the cases a good distance :)

Even .45-90, as long as the action can be made workable (read a little on that). Then a guy could still get it done relatively locally.
 
driller212 said:
you are probably right sun and steel.
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Well I think I did the right thing for me anyway.
I will say that the WWG customs are most definitely bad-ass, it just depends on what a guy can justify spending.
A large amount of cake to me might be peanuts for the next guy, but at least there are alternatives.
 
Yeah, calmer heads have to prevail somewhere. Rebarrelling is looking more and more feasible...I'd love one of the WWG conversions though so it's definitely staying on my "consideration" list.

BTW scratch my .45-90 comment, massaging the action for that extra length is too $$involved. Guys are doing it but.... You get more than enough bang for the buck from a .45-70 in the Marlin action anyway. I have an '86 in .45-90 if I feel the need to mess around with that chambering (I enjoy the old, straight wall cases).
 
I would like a shorter barrel on my 1895GS as well but more important to me would be a full length mag tube.

If the balance of the rifle due to a shorter barrel is an issue load heavier bullets... :)

If I was going to spend that kind of money I won't be looking at a Marlin it would be one of these...

DRC Lever coming 2012 h ttp://drcfirearmsoutdoors.businesscatalyst.com/guns/drc-lever-action-rifle

I would get the rifle in stainless steel, 18" round barrel to match my Ruger Bisley Vaquero's, black/gray laminate stocks and chambered in 454 Casull or 500S&W.
 
I've heard of these but that's the first time I've seen his site. Does look amazing, some nice products there. A .500 S&W levergun would be a blast.

For my part, in the lever gun department I'm too locked down in the traditional, love those 19th century calibers and styling. I load my .45-70 with BP from time to time.
 
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