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NitroX
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Re: Spartan s/s
14/06/07 12:54 PM

What attracts many to the Spartan in .45/70 is it is a pseudo "big bore" side by side double rifle. And more affordable than the rest, but not necessarily better value.

If they shoot well enough I think they are a good thing, offering guys a chance at owning a side by side DR and in a .45/70 (or 9.3mm) hopefully a reasonable brush rifle.

Watto,

"If I do end up with a Baikal DR in 45/70, I fully realise that this is not a rifle that you can push the envelope with the loads, but staying within the pressure constraints using 350Gr proectiles makes a pretty potent relatively short range Sambar rifle for heavy bush country."

I know you prefer the .45/70 and I understand why, but a 9.3x74R will still make a better sambar rifle! Why? Because the 9.3x74R seems to be pretty much the standard for DR "driven game" hunting of boar, moose and stag in Europe. Perfect for sambar too IMO. A 286 gr 9.3 will out penetrate a 350 gr .45 anyday.

I think where the .45/70 will excel is as a close quarters pig rifle. Fun.

Good luck with the rifle. Hope it works well for you.

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Spartan s/s	Sam	11/06/07 07:48 AM
Re: Spartan s/s	Sam	15/06/07 04:48 AM
Re: Spartan s/s	450	15/06/07 07:45 AM
Re: Spartan s/s	watto	15/06/07 09:43 AM
Re: Spartan s/s	450	19/06/07 10:55 AM
Re: Spartan s/s	NitroX	20/06/07 09:04 PM
Re: Spartan s/s	watto	20/06/07 11:13 PM
Re: Spartan s/s	NitroX	22/06/07 02:54 AM
Re: Spartan s/s	Rich	22/06/07 05:09 AM
Re: Spartan s/s	9.3x57	22/06/07 10:43 AM
Re: Spartan s/s	88MauSporter	22/06/07 12:20 PM
Re: Spartan s/s	NitroX	23/06/07 03:52 AM
Re: Spartan s/s	watto	24/06/07 01:16 AM
Re: Spartan s/s	9.3x57	24/06/07 01:32 AM
Re: Spartan s/s	NitroX	24/06/07 06:18 AM
Re: Spartan s/s	Rich	24/06/07 11:09 AM
Re: Spartan s/s	9.3x57	25/06/07 01:28 AM
Re: Spartan s/s	450	27/06/07 10:12 AM
Re: Spartan s/s	watto	24/06/07 09:42 AM
Re: Spartan s/s	Rich	22/06/07 05:12 AM
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Re: Spartan s/s	Rich	22/06/07 05:16 AM
Re: Spartan s/s	empirevr	11/06/07 10:03 AM
Re: Spartan s/s	dougk	11/06/07 11:12 AM
Re: Spartan s/s	watto	11/06/07 02:29 PM
Re: Spartan s/s	500Nitro	11/06/07 02:37 PM
Re: Spartan s/s	watto	11/06/07 02:50 PM
Re: Spartan s/s	500Nitro	11/06/07 02:56 PM
Re: Spartan s/s	9.3x57	11/06/07 10:47 PM
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Re: Spartan s/s	watto	12/06/07 09:51 AM
Re: Spartan s/s	RLI	12/06/07 11:34 AM
Re: Spartan s/s	NitroX	12/06/07 02:40 PM
Re: Spartan s/s	9.3x57	12/06/07 10:16 PM
Re: Spartan s/s	500Nitro	12/06/07 10:42 PM
Re: Spartan s/s	9.3x57	12/06/07 10:56 PM
Re: Spartan s/s	500Nitro	12/06/07 11:14 PM
Re: Spartan s/s	watto	13/06/07 07:53 AM
Re: Spartan s/s	450	13/06/07 10:55 AM
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Re: Spartan s/s	9.3x57	13/06/07 11:01 PM
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Re: Spartan s/s	watto	14/06/07 12:30 AM
Re: Spartan s/s	9.3x57	14/06/07 11:52 AM
Re: Spartan s/s	watto	14/06/07 07:41 PM
Re: Spartan s/s	NitroX	14/06/07 12:54 PM
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