This is a discussion on Here is my Marlin 1895G within the Ruger Lever-Action forums, part of the Rifle & Shotgun Forum category; nice buy/i have one just like it/love it.as for recoil try some of randy garrett's 420 gr super hard cast hammerheads.nothing walking that round won't ...
nice buy/i have one just like it/love it.as for recoil try some of randy garrett's 420 gr super hard cast hammerheads.nothing walking that round won't handle but you will feel it abit.
just what you need biker , ive owned 2 45/70's rifles and miss them both , loved to use a 350 gr lead on top of 12gr of greendot powder , and shot the steel dong at 100 yds , total blast !!
Enjoy that rifle, it's a great one and you got it for a very fair price.
I was a dummy and sold my Marlin 1895 Ltd. II. Darn thing was like new and I surely do miss it. We just got a stainless Guide Gun in at the shop where I work part time. It's barely used, super clean and I'm thinking hard on it.
I'm not dealing well with recoil so I sold my 45-70 then picked up this NIB 1894C (357 Mag), pictured with a brass frame Liberty 357 BH and a Western knife. This makes a nice set that doesn't beat you up.
Local shop has a NIB G for $515 and it sure is pretty, but in SwampEast MO there is not much call for a Griz gun to say the least.
I had thought about a Ruger in 96/22 Magnum but the $350 to $400 is a stoppper and then there is the famed 10/22 lack of real accurecy to deal with and I not one to buy a rifle then replace the barrel to get it as accurate as a Marlin or Savage out the box. I can get a Henry Golden Boy 22 Magnum for $400 out the door here local, but a nice Marlin 983 for $250 and a 925M for about $180 so I am probably going with a nice Marlin bolt model this week instead of some fance less accurate lever gun. Even in the Marlins the lever guns are not as accurate as the bolt actions. Besides bolt guns are less problematic.
I have an Alaskan CoPilot from these guys in .457 WW Mag that a bought as a retirement present a few years back: www.wildwestguns.com
It also shoots .45-70's and .410 shotshells, so it's pretty versatile. One of the things I really like, besides the tip-off scout scope and ghost ring sights, is the big-loop lever that won't bust your knuckles under heavy recoil. Check it out and maybe "accessorize". With the porting job and Decellerator recoil pad, recoil is mitigated to a comfortable level when shooting the big boy loads.
www.garrettcartridges.com also has some stout ammo for the .45-70 and .44 Magnum. Great website, too.
The .45-70 is going to continue to be popular for a long time.
i shot a #3 in 45/70 with some hot loaded 350 grain bullets that were supposed to have been going about 1800 fps according to my grandpa. that had some nasty recoil, and wrenched my shoulder back almost a foot from the recoil.
consequently, i've wanted a guide gun ever since i found out you could get this nasty cartridge in a lever action.
JB, As I mentioned, I sold my 1895 ... not because of recoil but because of the rifling. Mine had the worthless Marlin Micro-Groove rifling that makes lead bullets tumble rather than spin. I shot mostly 400 gr Speer jacketed lead tip bullets @ 1850 fps. I also loaded some 500 gr Speers @ 1600 fps. Those will get your attention. Trajectory is like a rainbow but when they hit something, it stays hit.
Though jacketed bullets shot pretty good, I tried several different lead bullets ... all with the same poor accuracy. Now my shootin' buddy has the same gun only with Ballard rifling and his 1895 is dead nuts accurate with just about any lead or jacketed bullet. I think all the newer 1895s have the Ballard rifling.
Marlins like big bullets . Sized to .460" , the Microgroove barrels shoot cast bullets much better . And the Marlins with Ballard riflings like them too .
i shot a #3 in 45/70 with some hot loaded 350 grain bullets that were supposed to have been going about 1800 fps according to my grandpa. that had some nasty recoil, and wrenched my shoulder back almost a foot from the recoil.
consequently, i've wanted a guide gun ever since i found out you could get this nasty cartridge in a lever action.
The # 3 I had in .45-70 had the top of the stock flat and the edge almost square . I sold it because the sharp / abrupt edge of the stock kissed me , unpleasantly , on the cheek bone . :-( If I got above a mild load .
.45-70 can be loaded from mild to wild , especially in a Ruger .
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