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Rell
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Loc: Oyster Bay, NY, USA

Re: 450 Marlin for DG
20/03/05 01:39 AM

It's definatly fine as a dgr for a client. It's just not a stopping rifle. Today everyone hunts with a ph who does/should have enough gun. The 450m covers 99.7% of all dg with the proper bullet.

If the client can shoot the rifle well and can't handle a 458win mag then the 450m is a better dgr then the 458win. There is not really very many people out there that shoot a 458win well. I can shoot it, but not nearly as well as my hot loaded 45-70 or 35 whelen.

I just read Boddington's article about hunting buf with his daughter, she and I believe he took their buf with a ruger #1 in 405win. The 450m definatly beats the 405w. Yes he had a ph with a 458w right there to back him up, but the PH would be there regardless. Carry the biggest rifle you can shoot acuratly and know that the ph is right there if the shit hit's the fan.

Very, very few of us get enough dg shooting experience today to safely go out there and hunt them alone anyway. The ph backing us up is neccesary. Wether it's our mistake, bullet failure, fluke chance, we (I speak for 99.99% of us) need a ph to help get us out of trouble if we stumble into it.

SO what does this boil down to? Use the biggest gun you are comfortable and most confident with and in the 1 in 1000 chance you get a charge you can't stop, well that why we pay the ph anyway.

Enough Gun?

RELL

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450 Marlin for DG	luv2safari	10/02/05 09:43 AM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	475Guy	19/03/05 12:25 AM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	luv2safari	19/03/05 11:16 AM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	bonanza	19/03/05 02:32 AM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	475Guy	19/03/05 11:52 AM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	Rell	20/03/05 01:39 AM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	DBBill	01/05/05 05:40 PM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	Oldsarge	02/05/05 06:37 AM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	500grains	05/05/05 01:19 AM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	Pottsy	29/05/05 10:53 PM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	mickey	30/05/05 02:39 AM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	Pottsy	30/05/05 03:55 AM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	mickey	30/05/05 06:14 AM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	Pottsy	30/05/05 09:16 AM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	mickey	30/05/05 10:59 AM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	Pottsy	30/05/05 01:27 PM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	rgp	30/05/05 02:57 PM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	500grains	31/05/05 12:26 AM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	rgp	31/05/05 11:22 AM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	500grains	31/05/05 11:52 AM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	atkinson6	08/06/05 10:17 AM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	Pottsy	08/06/05 07:44 PM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	rgp	09/06/05 09:27 AM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	Pottsy	09/06/05 04:15 PM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	rgp	09/06/05 04:51 PM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	Pottsy	09/06/05 05:36 PM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	rgp	08/06/05 02:39 PM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	Pottsy	30/05/05 04:44 PM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	rgp	31/05/05 10:44 AM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	Pottsy	31/05/05 11:52 AM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	mickey	30/05/05 11:22 AM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	NitroX	30/05/05 04:07 PM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	475Guy	30/05/05 10:21 AM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	Pottsy	30/05/05 10:56 AM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	475Guy	30/05/05 04:08 AM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	Pottsy	30/05/05 08:53 AM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	rgp	30/05/05 09:24 AM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	Pottsy	30/05/05 01:08 PM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	Nframe	18/03/05 09:34 PM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	DBBill	18/03/05 06:28 PM
Re: 450 Marlin for DG	ThomasEdwards	10/02/05 02:31 PM

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