Talk me into an unnecessary purchase

Probably would have very nice effects on especially tough and large game. Exploding large water containers with super heavy hollow points. Backwoods bear defense. I presume cast bullets with full power load compatible.
 
Memento Mori.

Just buy the damn thing. The guilt will pass, and you'll enjoy it every time you pick it up. Lastly, you're not really 'spending' the money - you're just converting cash into durable goods that retain their value. Think of them as two forms of energy. You can convert the goods back into cash when, or if, wives or circumstances demand.

When you're laying in that bed in the old folks home, staring at the ceiling with Pablum dripping down your chin, you're not going to be remembering the rifles you never had or the hunts you were never on. You only live once, and not for very long at that.
 
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458? You know mammoths are extinct right? :D
It'd be fun, but I can't justify it to myself until the money is flowing a little faster. Until then, I need to be able to say "this can be used for targets and hunting". If I was going to buy a cannon it'd probably be a 416 Rigby since I think there's something awesome about that cartridge.
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I heard the Russians were trying to clone one a while back. If they succeed and they escape and run the earth again, I'll be ready. Seriously though, I bought it to shoot mostly reduced cast loads out of it. I'm also extending the chamber to 458 Lott. I love the Rigby too but the brass is stupid expensive and I already have a ton of 458 bullets lying around from my 45-70's.
Definitely keep an eye on the EE because you can save some cash as opposed to buying a new one. And these are really tough guns. The stainless doesn't scratch up very easily.
 
You're all making some great points. Okay I'm sold.

I'm officially on the market. My girlfriend has said she'll buy me one for my birthday, but that's assuming I don't pick one up sooner.

Now I'm getting excited.
 
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There's the CGN spirit. Like someone said the other day, on this site its perfectly acceptable to buy a gun because you found a good deal on some ammo.
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This is totally my philosophy, lol. :D

Also Re the 45/70, an old saying from a vintage (1940s) Western radio show I was listening to the other day...

"Don't get in any gun fights with buffalo hunters as there ain't no such thing as cover".

;)
 
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You're all making some great points. Okay I'm sold.

I'm officially on the market. My girlfriend has said she'll buy me one for my birthday, but that's assuming I don't pick one up sooner.

Now I'm getting excited.
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Quick cycling action, light an easy to carry and launches a bullet with the aerodynamics of a falling safe.... What's not to love?
 
Are you poor or stingy with money? Or are you the type who has to legitimize each purchase you make in life?
If you answered "no" to all three then.....
 
If the little lady is gonna buy it, all you should be worried about is the next gun. See,,, that wasn't so hard.
 
I once had 3x .308's in my meager collection.....I'm down to one now, 'cause I needed to sell them off to supplement my 45/70 addiction....Rugers, Marlins, 5 different molds and ~300 lbs of WW lead.....yeah, I'm addicted.....and you'll be too
Do it man!!!
 
Just buy it. Every second that goes by, you're getting closer to being bed-ridden with a diaper dull of crap... live your life right now!
 
The .45/70 is surprisingly versatile, from light, powder puff loads for upland game and plinking, to full power heavy bullets loads suitable for almost any land animal on the planet. "The .45/70 approaches the power of the .458 Winchester." Just ask anyone who doesn't own a .458. That said, a 480 gr WFN loaded to 1850 fps will get your attention when fired in a 95 Marlin.
 
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