The 45-70 club, are you in?

[Jay]

How many of us own a 45-70 chambered rifle? Doesn't matter what make, or model.

You can count me in as of today! I brought this Marlin 1895 home after the Milsurp Match @ EOSC.

Cheers
Jay

 

[can14]

Good club to start

 

[pounder]

I carry this more than any other rifle I own. I got rid of the big loop went back to the factory one.

 

[Foxer2373]

Lol I’m in and out of this club on a regular basis.... love the guns and round, keep convincing myself that my tactical shotgun is more versitial and a slug is the same.... however o keep coming back.

 

[Species8472]

Yep:

 

[Chuckbuster]

Yep. I'm in.

 

[alumdc]

I wanted to join the club a couple years ago; even bought 45-70 Hornady dies. I wanted a high-wall single-shot but the price changed my mind. Still on the fence.

 

[CDM87]

I joined and couldn’t be happier I did

 

[SHELL SHUCKER]

What took ye so long OP? I've been a 45-70 user since the 70's and currently use a Pedersoli 86-71. Started with a Ruger No.3 (Ouch machine.) then went through
a couple of Marlins and a Siamese Mauser conversion along the way. The 45-70 is a great round fer target work & big game as well as fun plinking. It's still me favorite of the .45's.

 

[JWALK3R]

I’d say that 45-70’s do best in pairs, started with the marlin SBL and then a ported guide gun showed up as well!

 

[kodiakjack]

I keep trying to join the Club every time SFRC runs a bumper sticker draw. No luck yet :-(

 

[Buster95]

How many of us own a 45-70 chambered rifle? Doesn't matter what make, or model.

You can count me in as of today! I brought this Marlin 1895 home after the Milsurp Match @ EOSC.

Cheers
Jay

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This is a new model? The barrel is correctly indexed (sights are not canted)?

 

[450yukon]

A Marlin SS ported Guide gun, Marlin cb octagon and a Sharps 45-120 that can take the occasional 45-70 short too.

 

[65cutlass]

Me too. SS guide gun, H&R repro of the 1973 trapdoor, SS BFR revolver. And it's big,big brother 458 Lott, cast bullets for all

 

[laurencen]

count me in, Thompson pro hunter

 

[Milt Dale]

Yes, Henry walnut blued with a Skinner sight,

 

[Johnn Peterson]

Had a Marlin 1895GS but ended up giving it to my Son. I was never too fond of the straight stock design. When pushing the hotter top end loads the modern Marlin is capable of handling, especially with the heavier bullets, found it a little hard on the fingers. I replaced it with a Marlin GBL and a Magnum Research BFR.
I'm in .

 

[anglia2]

Had a Marlin 1895GS but ended up giving it to my Son. I was never too fond of the straight stock design. When pushing the hotter top end loads the modern Marlin is capable of handling, especially with the heavier bullets, found it a little hard on the fingers. I replaced it with a Marlin GBL and a Magnum Research BFR.
I'm in .

I currently have a 1895 G , I'm not fond of the straight grip with heavier loads either . That being said , it is a very handy rifle so I can live with it . I may pick up another 1895 standard model , I've had a couple over the years , great rifles .

 

[Puma]

Already in, ported JM guide gun, has drawn blood on more than one occasion. The hammer of Thor.

 

[geologist]