At one time the marlin lever action in .45/70 was chatted about as being the "ideal choice for Cape Buffalo". I see this article attempts some such guff. ArabReloading had lots of trolls pushing that crap ad naseum.

When I hunted in the Matetsi, one guy tried shooting an elephant down in the skull tontest out penetration. With a 540 gr hard cast projectile. It penetrated adequately. He planned to return to hunt an elephant with one. Reportedly did.

A PH at the time said he was going to buy a marlin .45/70 as a saddle backup rifle for horse back safaris on his farm. But he lost it while I was there to a warvet invasion.

Should it be included on the list? Imo no.

Same as that Ruger no.1 in the inadequate calibre. Just paid advertising snuck in there.