The 45-70 club, are you in?
- Thread starter Jay
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Other good 45-70s I’ve owned (sold) besides the 1895GS:
NEF Handi Rifle single shot.
Miroku Winchester 1886 Lightweight.
The Marlin 1895 is still the slickest lever action and easiest to maintain.
NEF Handi Rifle single shot.
Miroku Winchester 1886 Lightweight.
The Marlin 1895 is still the slickest lever action and easiest to maintain.
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- NFA country
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.
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Wrapping the finger lever with rawhide leather strips stopped the finger/knuckle rapping I got from my 1895GS.
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,
I found the same thing happening as the loads warmed up, traded the 1895G in on a 1895GBL.
Jeronimoe83
CGN Regular
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- Prince George, BC
I have two.
All that remain in my collection from this picture are the Henry Wildlife Edition and the JM Marlin 1895GS. The others went to family.
The blued 1895G was a JM stamp unfired, with an S.I.R. sticker on the box. My dad sure loved it as his xmas gift.
All that remain in my collection from this picture are the Henry Wildlife Edition and the JM Marlin 1895GS. The others went to family.
The blued 1895G was a JM stamp unfired, with an S.I.R. sticker on the box. My dad sure loved it as his xmas gift.
I'm in. Just purchased a Marlin 1895 SBL that apparently was made in the Marlin factory.
Canadian tire had it but upon closer examination under the lever area I saw this:
Is that normal?
Action isn't as smooth as I hoped but I assume I gotta work it in...
Canadian tire had it but upon closer examination under the lever area I saw this:
Is that normal?
Action isn't as smooth as I hoped but I assume I gotta work it in...
I'm not sure it's the same colour.
My very first hunting rifle about 43 years ago was a Marlin 336C, sold it somewhere down the line, always wanted another lever gun and when I saw this, I had to buy it. Did the wild west trigger happy and bear proof ejector, put in a solid brass follower and added the Leupold scope, mount and a sling
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I finally got to the range with my 45-70 and I'm happy!
I was surprised that the Federal ammo and the Hornady LeverEvolution shot pretty much to the same point of impact.
Cheers
Jay
A 100m group with LeverEvolution
I've moved the scope forward since this pic was taken...
I was surprised that the Federal ammo and the Hornady LeverEvolution shot pretty much to the same point of impact.
Cheers
Jay
A 100m group with LeverEvolution
I've moved the scope forward since this pic was taken...
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Weatherby2
CGN Regular
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- British Columbia
Ok this is for the Gold,..... the gospel and MUST read for the 45-70 shooter...
ISBN: 0-935632-84-0
Table of Contents..
The Table of Contents includes the following:
Acknowledgments
Introduction to First Edition
Chapter 1 The Seed Is Planted
Chapter 2 The Search
Chapter 3 The Gould Bullet
Chapter 4 The Postell Bullet and a Springfield
Chapter 5 Back to the Gould Bullet
Chapter 6 Jacketed Bullets and a Few Deer
Chapter 7 A Question of Pressure
Chapter 8 Multiple Bullet Load
Chapter 9 Looking for a Single Shot
Chapter 10 The Two Rugers
Chapter 11 More Deer with the No. 1
Chapter 12 Back to the Ruger No. 3
Chapter 13 Search for a Cast Bullet
Chapter 14 RCBS, Old West and Hoch Molds
Chapter 15 Paper Patched Bullets
Chapter 16 Deer and Wild Boar
Chapter 17 Patching Grooved Bullets
Chapter 18 Other Molds and Loads
Chapter 19 Powders
Chapter 20 The Final Word
Chapter 21 Letters
Addendum - Six More Years
Introduction to Addendum
Chapter 22 Back to a Lever Rifle - the Marlin 1895SS
Chapter 23 The Navy Arms Buffalo Rifle
Chapter 24 A New Long-Range .45-70 Rifle
ISBN: 0-935632-84-0
Table of Contents..
The Table of Contents includes the following:
Acknowledgments
Introduction to First Edition
Chapter 1 The Seed Is Planted
Chapter 2 The Search
Chapter 3 The Gould Bullet
Chapter 4 The Postell Bullet and a Springfield
Chapter 5 Back to the Gould Bullet
Chapter 6 Jacketed Bullets and a Few Deer
Chapter 7 A Question of Pressure
Chapter 8 Multiple Bullet Load
Chapter 9 Looking for a Single Shot
Chapter 10 The Two Rugers
Chapter 11 More Deer with the No. 1
Chapter 12 Back to the Ruger No. 3
Chapter 13 Search for a Cast Bullet
Chapter 14 RCBS, Old West and Hoch Molds
Chapter 15 Paper Patched Bullets
Chapter 16 Deer and Wild Boar
Chapter 17 Patching Grooved Bullets
Chapter 18 Other Molds and Loads
Chapter 19 Powders
Chapter 20 The Final Word
Chapter 21 Letters
Addendum - Six More Years
Introduction to Addendum
Chapter 22 Back to a Lever Rifle - the Marlin 1895SS
Chapter 23 The Navy Arms Buffalo Rifle
Chapter 24 A New Long-Range .45-70 Rifle
Very nice. I owned one just like that but foolishly sold it. I've got a wood stocked one now, but I don't like it quite as much as the stainless/laminate one. I had a limbsaver put on it and had it throated so I could shoot a greater variety of bullets.
Chris.
