The 45-70 club, are you in?

I'm in.

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My 45/70 cowboy sniper rifle.

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Had to upgrade the sight because of my tired old eyes.
 
Wuzzz……………...daggnabbittittz's………………………….:bangHead:

Picked up ahh Marlin awn'ear furr a sawng.
Then bawt awl the trimm'ins fur it including a bigg'un bawx oh cast.
Then sold it at the gun show and dint make nuff'in awn it...…………………………..:sok2
 
Johnn Peterson said:
They do work well. I still have my Marlin model 444S in the safe. It's worked well over the years on a number of Moose, using the Hornady 265gr FP interlock in reloads.
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I really like the 265 FTX in the .444... IMO it is the stoutest bullet in the FTX line-up, and out of a 22" or 24" Marlin it opens nicely but stays together for good exits wounds with little meat damage... my neighbors are two old guys that hunt the next property over, both use Marlins in a 444S and 444SS, and I load their ammo and have dressed and skinned all of their deer for years, so I have seen plenty of examples of this bullets performance... the rifle feeds these bullets as slick as "wet ice." I just sold a very nice 444SS that was great with these loads.
 
hoytcanon said:
I really like the 265 FTX in the .444... IMO it is the stoutest bullet in the FTX line-up, and out of a 22" or 24" Marlin it opens nicely but stays together for good exits wounds with little meat damage... my neighbors are two old guys that hunt the next property over, both use Marlins in a 444S and 444SS, and I load their ammo and have dressed and skinned all of their deer for years, so I have seen plenty of examples of this bullets performance... the rifle feeds these bullets as slick as "wet ice." I just sold a very nice 444SS that was great with these loads.
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During the last few trips north for Moose that my 444S has been on, it has been in the role of a spare rifle. I usually take a spare, just on the off chance that someone's trip is compromised by a firearms problem. On one such trip, I offered it to one of the hunt partners who ended up having troubles that turned out to be with his trigger unit. He had a bit of a 'questionable' look on his face, so I lent him my Schultz & Larsen in 308NM and I took the 444. Two evenings later, I dropped a young Bull as I was walking an old skid road. :) Funny, ;) the 'questionable' look then disappeared ;) .
 
Just got my first one a few weeks back, an unfired 1895 ABL. It's still unfired...as I now have a chance at an older, high-mileage 1895G at a fair price. Decisions. (and no, not keeping both) The reloading components are almost there, have powder and dies...my brass and bullets are en route! The ABL is such a sharp-looking rifle! :)
 
Only thing good about the 444 Marlin is the brass that I get to make my 308Bellm, 338JDJ #2 and 375JDJ ammo with.
 
Camp Cook said:
Only thing good about the 444 Marlin is the brass that I get to make my 308Bellm, 338JDJ #2 and 375JDJ ammo with.
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The only thing good about the 308Bellm, 338JDJ #2 and 375JDJ, is that they keep some people in the basement and out of the woods.
 
Typical loads for the 444 end at 300 grains. Typical loads for the 45-70 start at 300 grains. I've always been one for big bullets. So for me, the 45-70 will always be king of that pair. I cast most of my 45-70 stuff. The Gould hollow point, the typical 45-70-405, and even the 500grain round nose have been used by me on game over the years. No, they are not as expansive as the high priced modern bullets, but with a .458 hole that goes all the way through, game does not go far if it moves at all, assuming you did your part.
 
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