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DarylS
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Re: .457 Alaskan in a Marlin 1895G
29/12/05 04:21 AM

I am somewhat perplexed as to the use of the "Alaskan" designation. "Alaskan" means the use of a .348 Winchester casing as originally named by Harold Johnson of Johnson Kenai Rifles. He used this naming in the .450 Alaskan & .50 Alaskan using the .348WW case. It is not a standard .45/70 or longer standard .505" base dia brass. .348's are .545" in base measurement, not .505" as are .45/70's, therefore they cannot be fired in .450 Alaskan chambers. That would be dangerous as the .45/70's are .040" undersize in the head dia, even though the rims are the same dia.
: Is the round you speak of the .457 Wild West ctg?
: Designations of wildcats are quite meaningful, but easily & wrongfully misplaced on other rounds.
: I'm not trying to cause any trouble - just to get the proper names used to limit misunderstandings.
: If the maker of these big bore Marlins is using the Alaskan name because it sounds 'cool' for advertizing, it's being used improperly and well, that's most unfortunate - shame on them - IF, that's the case here.

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Daryl

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.457 Alaskan in a Marlin 1895G	BlainSmipy	29/11/05 05:14 PM
Re: .457 Alaskan in a Marlin 1895G	ovis	30/11/05 04:11 PM
Re: .457 Alaskan in a Marlin 1895G	BlainSmipy	01/12/05 10:06 AM
Re: .457 Alaskan in a Marlin 1895G	DarylS	02/12/05 05:12 AM
Re: .457 Alaskan in a Marlin 1895G	BlainSmipy	20/12/05 03:40 PM
Re: .457 Alaskan in a Marlin 1895G	BlainSmipy	29/12/05 11:23 AM
Re: .457 Alaskan in a Marlin 1895G	DarylS	31/12/05 05:37 AM
Re: .457 Alaskan in a Marlin 1895G	DarylS	29/12/05 04:21 AM
Re: .457 Alaskan in a Marlin 1895G	416rigby	28/12/05 06:54 AM
Re: .457 Alaskan in a Marlin 1895G	ovis	01/12/05 03:30 PM
Re: .457 Alaskan in a Marlin 1895G	Charles_Helm	01/12/05 12:10 AM
Re: .457 Alaskan in a Marlin 1895G	ovis	01/12/05 05:41 AM
Re: .457 Alaskan in a Marlin 1895G	DarylS	01/12/05 06:34 AM
Re: .457 Alaskan in a Marlin 1895G	DarylS	30/11/05 06:17 AM

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