Marlin 45-70
03-17-2008, 08:24 PM
#33
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Posts: 1,184
RE: Marlin 45-70
Wow, after looking at the Garrett site I am impressed with their stuff. I wasn't aware that a 45/70 loaded with the 540's could take down elephants, lions, buffalo, grizzly. Really, this may be the best brush gun and this ammo seems to be the best.
FA, do you think running this ammo will damage the gun?? What is cool is I can use it to hunt whitetail, boar hunt etc with lighter loads, and still have the ability to kill any other animal on the planet using the heavier loads.
FA, do you think running this ammo will damage the gun?? What is cool is I can use it to hunt whitetail, boar hunt etc with lighter loads, and still have the ability to kill any other animal on the planet using the heavier loads.
03-17-2008, 08:35 PM
#34
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Rivesville, WV
Posts: 3,192
RE: Marlin 45-70
You can have a problem with the Garrett's in the Marlin. I have seen a couple, and read about a couple that had feeding problems. Out of a Marlin these loads will hit you HARD. Recoil can be brutal. Tom.
03-18-2008, 03:42 AM
#35
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Fingerlakes Region of New York State
Posts: 173
RE: Marlin 45-70
This ammo won't damage your riflemainly because it's so darned expesive, you can't afford to shoot too much of it. The psi rating is at the top end of Marlins specs, so I'm not sure it would damage anything. Like head0001 said, they hit you hard and there are some feeding problems. I didn't experience any problems myself, but I have heard stories.
