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Plains99
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Reged: 10/11/04
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Loc: Dodge City, Kansas, USA

Re: 45/70
21/05/05 01:06 AM

I've owned and hunted with .45-70s for years mainly in Remington Rolling Block replicas, a Sharps carbine replica, a Ruger #1S and a Marlin Guide Gun. Great! for close range deer hunting... the Marlin Guide Gun was really nice for jump hunting whitetails in thick brush. It was equipped with Ghost Ring sights and very fast on target out to 100 yards. I thought when I was plains game hunting in the bush in South Africa that the Marlin Guide Gun would have been perfect. But, I've enjoyed just as good a performance from plain old 8mm Mausers with cheaper ammunition. One 8mm Husqvarna I have with an 18 1/2" barrel and a low powered scope is every bit the equal of the Guide Gun just not quite as fast on follow up shots. My 9.3X62 Mauser way out performs the .45-70 in a wider variety of situations so I believe it was the lever action Marlin and not the round that was the real advantage. Hence, I sold the .45-70s in favor of the Mausers.

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Re: 45/70	Maineguide	20/08/05 11:16 AM
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Re: 45/70	DarylS	23/08/05 01:27 AM
Re: 45/70	500Nitro	07/11/05 03:02 PM
Re: 45/70	DarylS	12/11/05 05:28 AM
Re: 45/70	500Nitro	12/11/05 05:52 AM
Re: 45/70	DarylS	13/11/05 05:35 AM
Re: 45/70	bulldog563	07/11/05 06:42 PM
Re: 45/70	510Wells	20/08/05 03:41 PM
Re: 45/70	Bighammer	21/06/05 04:47 PM
Re: 45/70	NitroX	21/05/05 12:32 AM
Re: 45/70	DoubleD	21/05/05 05:58 AM
Re: 45/70	NitroX	21/05/05 12:01 PM
Re: 45/70	Plains99	22/06/05 07:32 AM
Re: 45/70	500grains	21/05/05 02:17 PM
Re: 45/70	475Guy	21/05/05 02:37 PM
Re: 45/70	jro45	28/05/05 05:00 AM
Re: 45/70	Plains99	21/05/05 01:06 AM
Re: 45/70	bonanza	20/05/05 11:13 PM
Re: 45/70	DoubleD	21/06/05 11:49 PM

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