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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Dangerous Game Rifle Recommendations?
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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 1105460" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>Well we all know Marlin's gone, thanks to Remington. Still you can find a Marlin built rifle fairly easily if you look around. The .450 action is a little bit stronger is that matters, but the 45-70 comes in cheaper. I doubt a big bear will know the difference in the end. Nice thing about the 45-70 is that it shoots cast lead bullets very well, but not sure about the .450 as I've never tried them (velocity is really too fast for lead anyway). I bought a couple boxes of Speer 400 grain flat nosed bullets a while back, and promptly cut one of them in half to see how well it was made. Built like a tank! I'm planning on using them in the .450, and they'd be great in the 45-70. </p><p></p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 1105460, member: 25383"] Well we all know Marlin's gone, thanks to Remington. Still you can find a Marlin built rifle fairly easily if you look around. The .450 action is a little bit stronger is that matters, but the 45-70 comes in cheaper. I doubt a big bear will know the difference in the end. Nice thing about the 45-70 is that it shoots cast lead bullets very well, but not sure about the .450 as I've never tried them (velocity is really too fast for lead anyway). I bought a couple boxes of Speer 400 grain flat nosed bullets a while back, and promptly cut one of them in half to see how well it was made. Built like a tank! I'm planning on using them in the .450, and they'd be great in the 45-70. gary [/QUOTE]
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