.450 Marlin

[444shooter]

Does anyone load for the .450 Marlin? Recently picked up a nice 1895M, and looking for some load suggestions. Just picked up some 400gr Speer bullets.

 

[Suka]

Where the heck did you find speer 400grs???

Anyway, I've been plinking with a light load of imr 4198/cast bullets, my hunting load is 50gr imr 3031 with a 400gr jacketed lead. Max load according to the lyman 49th is 52gr, mine shoots well with 50gr and it's not a compressed load.
I'd have to check my records to see what I load with the hornady 350gr's, but it's out of the hornady manual a couple gr less than max again with 3031.
I never did find a good load with mine for the 300gr leads, and never had the opportunity to try the noslers.

I tried a couple different powders, but it shoots well with 3031/4198, and those are powders some of our other guns like, too, so I just stick with them.

 

[444shooter]

Got the last box at WSS here in Calgary
I have been hearing that H322 and RL7 are good powders for the 450.

 

[sunray]

There's Speer 400 grain JFP data on Hodgdon's site. Mind you, the brand of bullet doesn't matter.

 

[Amphibious]

been loading for mine for 5 years now.

a 350gr Hornady FN over RL7 for 2100fps seems to be the winner, lays everything I've hit with it out flat, and is just over 1moa when the rifle is scoped.

 

[444shooter]

Thanks Amphibious. I will try and pick up some 350gr Hornady bullets. That's pretty impressive velocity from a 18.5" barrel.

 

[hermie]

450 Marlin

I have been using cast in mine, 560,405, and 300 gr. Have only been able to check out pressures but not accuracy. Can send stats if you would like. khhoehne@shaw.ca

 

[hermie]

450

sorry mistype, not 405 but 420 gr. cast.

 

[Amphibious]

Thanks Amphibious. I will try and pick up some 350gr Hornady bullets. That's pretty impressive velocity from a 18.5" barrel.

22" pipe. factory hornady load is 2150fps with a 350. I've never wanted or needed anything more. this rifle is my primary guide rifle and a great hunter.